Gloria Moraga - One-On-One

"A Sacred Duty" - A Look at A Whistleblower's Nightmare gives us a personal account of the VA Hospital Patient Care Scandal. This podcast episode is about a courageous woman who did what was right and was tormented for it.  This is a scandal that began before the year 2014. Veterans began dying because VA Hospital Officials were delaying care and lying about it. We know about this because of a couple of Whistleblowers. These VA workers would not stop until the public and lawmakers knew what was happening. Behind the scenes, one of these whistle-blowers was being bullied horribly by administrators. My guest is Paula Pedene, the VA Public Relations professional working at the Phoenix, Arizona Veteran’s Administration’s Hospital during the scandal that resulted in the deaths of Veterans. I worked with Paula in Washington D.C. She is a friend—an award-winning PR Professional, and now an author. Her book is “A Sacred Duty, how a Whistleblower took on the VA and Won.” by Paula Pedene. For more on this story, please visit my website, https://gloriamoraga.com/ I've posted essential links, and you can also watch the videos related to Paula Pedene's account.  Music: I searched for the perfect music for this episode and found this on YouTube, free tunes from great creators:  Music is Serenity Lofi Hip Hol Beat This beat is available for you to use and make a profit with, but please credit me (Prod. Riddiman) where possible! ✌️  

Happy New Year - How To Successfully Begin 2022 Every day Talk to Someone You Love. Communicate. Focus on Positive Thinking. Count your blessings every day.  If you have trouble remembering to do numbers one, two, and three, Write a List. None of this is as easy as it sounds. But number four will help you stay on track.  And it would help if you began by cutting back on the number of hours you are watching TikTok videos. Not addicted to TikTok yet? Don't start watching. But this is another podcast episode. Stay Tuned.  For links and more information on this podcast, https://gloriamoraga.com/ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE. COMMENT. AND SHARE.  Thank you again to the great artists on YouTube. I love their music. Good For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thGood For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 UnporteGood For You by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2PgU6Mu        

I'm sure there are many more, but I've come up with five great reasons to schedule your 2022 Mammogram right NOW! One important New Year's Resolution is to take better care of yourself; and focus on preventative health care, including monthly breast exams.  Five Great Reasons Mammograms Save Lives Breast Cancer is the Second Leading Cause of Death among women. Mastectomy's and Chemotherapy Take a Devastating Toll on Your Body and Spirit Breast Cancer is the Leading Cause of Death among young women, ages 15 to 34. You are worth it! Get the Mammogram! For a transcript of this episode of One-On-One please visit my website, gloriamoraga.com.

I have experience in How to Avoid A Work Party that Lives On in Infamy!  Yes, It was my fault. It was the December Holiday Season, not long after the Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt called, "A Day that will go down in Infamy." The bottom line is it was a Work Party Disaster. I have good excuses for what happened. Here is the shortlist: A cheating husband, my quest for a master's degree, my little girl, the Gulf War, non-stop work.  Since I have had this experience, please, don't repeat my mistakes. And there is a very simple way of achieving this goal.  To find out, listen to the podcast, and please subscribe.  The full post on this podcast can be found on my website, gloriamoraga.com.

William Menn has been living on the streets of Elk Grove, California, for five years. He once had a business, but he will only say he didn't lose it because of COVID. He fell off his bike recently, and his arm is in a sling; he has a broken collar bone and two cracked ribs. He didn't whine or complain about it, and he didn't ask for money or food. But I offered. And delivered. Our One-On-One happened because he was sleeping at a bus stop on Elk Grove Boulevard without shoes or socks.  Two days before Thanksgiving and I refused to drive by and forget it. The man needed socks, for God's sake.  When we talked, he wasn't on drugs or drunk; he seemed educated and very well-spoken. He has a sense of humor. At one point, he used this phrase, "They are as worthless at Tits on a Boar Hog." He apologized for the profanity and said it was an old Texas saying. I laughed because I learned that phrase from one of my mentors, Mike Purl, at Channel 30, in Fresno, California.  I am thankful for many things in my life right now. I am extremely thankful I have a home. Anytime you have a conversation with anyone, you discover you have more questions than answers if you listen closely. I do. So I most likely will have a follow-up podcast to this one. Happy Thanksgiving Weekend, Everybody!   Music: Filaments' by @Scott Buckley 🇦🇺 | Sad Ambiental Music (No Copyright) 'Filaments' by Scott Buckley is under a Creative Commons license Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottBuckley Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/filaments-song

I am thankful for many things; I am very thankful for Clean Water. We use Water for so many things, we must have it, or we die. But we also use it to grow crops, wash clothes, make food; we even use it to make our favorite drinks, coffee, tea, diet coke. Water is why there is life on earth. And even though it covers 70 percent of our planet. Only 3 percent of the world's Water is fresh, and two-thirds of that is frozen or unreachable. (source: WWF website, https://www.worldwildlife.org/)   Music: No Copyright music found on YouTube, "Super Vibes, Chill Out Guitar." Thank you so much for your beautiful image. Photo by Erda Estremera on Unsplash

The COVID-19 Vaccine was developed at WARP Speed. Whoooosh!!! The science that made the Vaccine possible is one of the reasons I am very Thankful this year. This is Part One of Thankful: Thankful for Science.    For a Transcription and more information on this Episode of One-On-One, visit my website, GloriaMoraga.com. Please SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE!

World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. BUT!  The FIGHTING  ended seven months before that date when the Allies and Germany agreed to an Armistice. The Armistice happened on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. HaHA! For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, was always considered the end of the "BIG WAR." The "War to End All Wars!" WWI.  That is why we celebrate Veterans Day (No Apostrophe) in November. It's to honor all those who served or are serving in the military. Please, take a moment on this National Holiday to thank a Veteran for their service.  Oh, BTW, What do these restaurants have in common, Wendy's, Olive Garden, Outback Steak House, IHOP, Dennys? They are offering free food for Veterans. Eat Heartily!!! For a transcript of this podcast, check out https://gloriamoraga.com/ And Please watch my YouTube Video and Subscribe!