Who is Oria Dismuke from First, Do No Harm and what is their importance?

Oria Dismuke is Patrick's mother. She works three jobs to pay his medical bills and is constantly exhausted. The hospital staff often think she is a poor mother because she does not always come to meetings about his health. In reality, she feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with Patrick and realizes that the hospital staff know better how to raise and care for him. She struggles to understand Patrick's medical condition and leaves decisions about Patrick's care to Javier. She cares most that Patrick be able to be happy with whatever life he has, and resists letting the hospital staff inform Patrick of his condition.