Maggie Wyczenski

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Maggie Wyczenski is a minor recurring fictional character played by Sally Field on the NBC medical drama ER. Maggie, who suffers from bipolar disorder, is the mother of Dr. Abby Lockhart. Maggie's uncontrolled mental illness had a negative impact on her ability to parent Abby and her younger brother, Eric. Abby did much of the parenting of her brother and has spoken about her chaotic childhood. When Abby became pregnant after an encounter with Dr. Luka Kovac, she considered aborting the fetus, fearing that her child might inherit bipolar disorder. Her younger brother Eric is also bipolar. However, in recent years Maggie's illness has been controlled with medication and she was responsible for saving the life of Abby and Luka's premature baby Joe. Maggie, knitting beside the baby's isolette, demanded that the neonatal nurse summon a doctor when monitors began to beep. Joe needed lifesaving surgery. When it came time for Joe to leave the hospital with his parents, Abby was reluctant to see her mother go home.