Suzette Jensen

Suzette is a stay-at-home mother in her mid-30s who lives in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, her hometown. When she is only four-years-old, her father dies, and her mother falls into a depression that lasts until her death two decades later. As a result, Suzette has an unhappy childhood, compounded by the sudden intense gastrointestinal pain that develops in her early teens. At 17-years-old, her mother finally brings her into the ER, where she is diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and rushed into surgery. She develops a fistula, an open bowel wound that takes four years to fully heal. During this time becomes a recluse in her mother’s house.

Suzette finally enrolls in the Art Institute after this long recovery, and she quickly distinguishes herself as an interior designer and free hand artist. Her first job on graduation pairs her with young Swedish architect Alex...