Laurie

Laurie is the mother of Patty.

History
Laurie abandoned her daughter, Patty, at the practice before she was meant to have surgery to reconstruct her knee after a car accident. Cooper was able to track them down at her sister's house and he tried to convince them to come back and be there for Patty, but they said the bills kept piling up and they couldn't handle it anymore. He told them they didn't deserve Patty and left.

Romantic
She is married to George.

Familial
She abandoned her daughter because her medical care after a car accident was too expensive.

She has a sister named Katie who lives near Disneyland.