When Alexandra Rosas of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, was growing up, her mother, Leonor Pinzon de Rosas, worked three jobs to provide for her six children. Alexandra wished she could see her more. In her mother’s final months in hospice, Alexandra finally got her wish for them to spend time together. But her mom had a wish, too, and Alexandra had to find the courage to respect that wish. The following story was told on Oct. 27, 2017 at The Moth during an open-mic StorySLAM in Madison where the theme of the night was “Fish Out of Water.”