Who is Lorraine Suggs from the nonfiction book, If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?

Lorraine Suggs is the woman Bombeck says she wants to nominate for recognition as "Mother Martyress." Lorraine fulfills the necessary duties without her husband, who is often away as part of his job. Bombeck points out that most people overlook the negative points of Lorraine's life and point out only the positive.