The Moth

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An incarcerated woman begs to be released so she can be at her dying mother’s bed side.

Tags Incarceration Teenagehood Addiction Adversity Crime Healing Adolescence Family Bravery Youth Tragic Serious Mature content Sad Bittersweet Hopeful Uplifting

Storyteller

Patricia ​“Rocky” Zimmerman

Featured on

July 6, 2009

Recorded Date

June 20, 2003

“My Mom didn't exactly know who I was, until I was standing up over her.”

Patricia Zimmerman

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