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John’s mother (The Woman in the Room)
John’s mother (The Woman in the Room) is recorded in 1 distinct story.
The central patient in Room 312 at Central Maine Hospital, suffering from cancer and addressed as Mom/Momma. The text gives no personal name; this explicit relational label retains the title character without inventing one.
Also recorded as Mom, Momma.
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The Woman in the Room
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Her eyes follow him like the eyes of a paint-by-the-numbers Jesus. —I don't think you better see me tonight, Johnny. I'm not so good. Maybe I'll be better tomorrow. —What is it? —It itches. I itch all over. Are my legs together? He can't see if her legs are together.
The central patient in Room 312 at Central Maine Hospital, suffering from cancer and addressed as Mom/Momma. The text gives no personal name; this explicit relational label retains the title character without inventing one.