Call Me The Rock, or Call Me Colombian - Alexandra Rosas

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“My mother is in hospice because her kidneys are failing. The doctor says that maybe because of her age, we will have her for three more months, maybe six, but he forgets she's Colombian too.”

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Call Me The Rock, or Call Me Colombian

by Alexandra Rosas

The child of a working mom, Alexandra Rosas struggles with saying goodbye.

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Original Air Date

Sep 07, 2021

Location

Madison, Wisconsin

Recorded

Oct 27, 2017

Duration

06:16

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Alexandra and her mother along the bluffs of Lake Michigan. Alexandra says that not even a cheap camera phone could ruin the beauty of this day.