Gloria Moraga - Political Woman

The number of older Americans who die each year following a fall is rising. According to a study by the Journal for the American Medical Association or JAMA the number of deaths for people over 75 doubled from 2000 to 2016. We are living longer, but now we are dying in great numbers just because we fall down. The worst part, many of these deaths can be prevented. 

The image you are seeing is an x-ray of my right leg and hip AFTER surgery in August 2019. My bone is shown beneath the three screws doctors drilled into my femur and hip to repair the crack in my leg. Yes. I fell. And Yes! I have bone ISSUES. This is my story, but it is also about all of us who are getting older and who keep falling down. We can prevent most of these falls; with education. Here are some horrible statistics and some prevention tips.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

• One in four Americans aged 65+ falls each year.
• Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall; every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall.
• Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admissions among older adults.
• Falls result in more than 2.8 million injuries treated in emergency departments annually, including over 800,000 hospitalizations and more than 27,000 deaths.
• In 2015, the total cost of fall injuries was $50 billion. Medicare and Medicaid shouldered 75% of these costs.
• The financial toll for older adult falls is expected to increase as the population ages and may reach $67.7 billion by 2020.

How to avoid falling, some tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Tips

• Exercise. Get fit, Or as fit as possible, try yoga and ti Chi
• Be careful with your Medication. Try to get off sleeping pills
• Change your glasses. Don’t use bifocals or progressive glasses cause they alter dept perception.
• No more high heels or open shoes or SLIPPERS!!!
• Eliminate tripping and slipping hazards = NO MORE SMALL RUGS!
• Are you too proud to use a cane or walker? Get over it.

 Thanks for listening and please share this life-saving information with someone you love. 

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The Moraga Family Vacation - A Trip Through Hell is my story that offers lessons on how NOT to vacation with your kids. Don't cram everybody in a car for a long road trip in the heat. Stay together. Talk to each other. Stay someplace with indoor plumbing. And make sure and see the local prehistoric carvings!!!

Summer family vacations are a perfect time for One-On-One Communications. Here are some of the great times to talk. There’s the long car trip. While you are waiting in airports, on the plane, by the pool, at the beach.  These are great opportunities to turn off digital devices and talk.

Please don’t do any of the things I did as a kid. Our family vacation took us straight through Hell, California.

One exception, if you like the desert you might want to check out the Famous Blythe Intaglios. They are prehistoric geoglyphs in the Mojave Desert, near Blythe, California.

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The Boss Bully - How-To Survive and Thrive! I have been bullied by almost every boss I’ve ever had. Am I a victim-type? No Way! I am a strong, outspoken woman. I’m a second-generation American, a proud Latina, with a Master’s Degree in Communications, well-read, and digitally advanced. 

Maybe that is why I’ve been bullied. And you know what, I don’t care why I was bullied. I care about those of us who are at the end of the Bully Stick. I’m not going to call us victims. We are Bullied! Period. 

This is Episode 7 of Wanting Ice Water because sometimes work feels like you are in hell and "There's people in Hell who want Ice Water" and they ain't getting it.

I began researching Bullies in the workplace for the Wanting Ice Water Series.  I feel it's all part of communications in the digital age because communicating with a bully is tough. Almost Next to Impossible. 

I'm here to share stories and offer information. It's all about Self-Help!

Do you know there is a Workplace Bullying Institute? I found it online. They conducted a study of the issue in 2017. I will link to their study below.  I will also link to information on the Healthy Workplace Bill, this legislation is at the center of a grassroots campaign to get the proposed bill enacted. It's all about Bullying and how this "American Epidemic" is making us sick. I agree! Totally.

IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED, HANG IN THERE SISTERS AND BROS! Please subscribe and share. Love, gloria

Here are some findings from the Workplace Bullying Institute:

• 19% of Americans are bullied, another 19% witness it
• 61% of Americans are aware of abusive conduct in the workplace
• 60.4 million Americans are affected by it
• 70% of perpetrators are men; 60% of targets are women (THIS IS ME)
• Hispanics are the most frequently bullied race (THIS IS ME TOO!)
• 61% of bullies are bosses, the majority (63%) operate alone
• 40% of bullied targets are believed to suffer adverse health effects

Links:

Workplace Bullying Institute:

https://www.workplacebullying.org/wbiresearch/wbi-2017-survey/

Healthy Workplace Bill:

https://healthyworkplacebill.org/

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THERE ARE WAYS TO LOOK BETTER AND FEEL BETTER ON CAMERA AND THEN CREATE BETTER CONTENT. This works for creators, but it also works for everyone as they go about their day-to-day life.

Always take a moment to look in the mirror. The mirror can be your best friend or worst enemy; depending on how much sleep you are getting. I have a few rules about the colors I wear and the powder and brush everyone, especially men must use if they are going to appear on camera, tape a podcast, do a presentation at work or just go through life making a good impression. I hope my experiences help you. 

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Her name was once Baby-Girl Perez. She was born at Washington Hospital Center to a mother who cared for her for 9 months. And then, less than 24 hours after giving birth, Mother-Perez was gone. This is a very personal One-On-One. But is an important story for all of us today as our Federal policies keep men, women, and children in 200 detention centers in this, the greatest country in the world.

This is the story of one child, Baby Girl Perez, who was lucky enough to be born in Washington D.C. Lucky to be born at a different time in this country.

I hope you will share this story and subscribe to my podcast. The picture attached to this Episode was taken by me of my daughter Alexandra and her daughter, my grand-baby girl Aryah.

Thanks for your support, Love, Gloria

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CONFIDENCE! Do you have it? What is IT?! It's poise, self-assurance, belief in Yourself! Some people study hard, know the facts, have the talent and still lack Confidence. I’m Gloria Moraga, this is One-On-One. I'm creating a limited series called Wanting Ice water at work and in life. How to survive and thrive in this very complicated digital time. This is Episode 6: Confidence.

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How many hours a week do you work? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says on average we work 44 hours a week. WoW!!!!! I think that is a LOW number. I could be wrong. But I don't think so. We work hard. Some of us have two and three jobs.  

I could call this Episode Confessions of a Workaholic! I always worked late. And when I did it and when I do it I know I am Dumb for doing so. We all need to be smarter and GO HOME! Please subscribe. and If you want to read more about this issue please check out my Vlog at Gloriamoraga.com. And my YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDgOPu0K8SYkt2J5PurLTQ?view_as=subscriber

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How-To Deal with Bullies at Work! This is Episode 4 of Wanting Ice Water. We encounter bullies everywhere we go. Sometimes we can ignore them, like the driver who tailgates or the one who refuses to let you merge into traffic on the highway. It's much more difficult to ignore them when you have to deal with them at work every day. When your boss is the bully your work life really can be a living hell. 

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