Overview
- Fishel said a teacher called to report that her son Adler claimed she had died and falsely said his father had been fired.
- She recounted picking him up from school, where he cried and urged her to quit because he felt she was no longer around.
- Fishel told him she would not quit, explaining that she loved the job, had made a commitment, and that the show would be temporary.
- She said they later reconciled and that the family is still working through the feelings that surfaced during the competition.
- Fishel shared the story on Pod Meets World after being eliminated last week following eight weeks of performances, noting a hamstring injury and her 2024 cancer diagnosis as part of the strain.