A Fallen Woman

A Fallen Woman : The Story of Phyllis : 

A Fallen Woman : The Story of Phyllis A presentation of

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Phyllis is a retired widow and a vibrant and active person. She relishes the freedom to live independently and do the things that she enjoys. Volunteering for the Senior vs. Crime project is one of them.

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The good news is that Phyllis enjoys being an independent person and she lives alone. The bad news is that Phyllis is an independent person and lives alone.

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One day she slipped and fell in her bathtub.

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Phyllis was thinking to herself, “I am 85 years old and this was my very first bad fall.”

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“I am afraid . . . But I need to try and stay calm. I planned ahead in case something like this happened.”

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“I just hope that I can reach it.”

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“Ahhh. There it is!.”

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“It’s attached with Velcro and it is easy to pick up.”

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“Please let it work. I haven’t tested it for quite a while.”

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“I keep it plugged in all the time. It should work.”

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“It reaches. Good, now all I have to do is dial 911.”

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“Hard to see without my glasses. Good! It is still on.”

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‘911’

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‘Then I press the green button to send the call’

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“Please work. Yes, thank you, it is an emergency. I fell down. Yes, thank you very much. I won’t move.”

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Phyllis made the correct preparations for her safety.

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Phyllis had a good shower head so it would come to her and not make her go to it. That was good.

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Phyllis had a well installed steel safety grip bar. That was good.

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Phyllis had a plastic hand grip on the rim, a rubber mat inside the tub, and a non-slip mat outside the tub. Those were all good.

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Phyllis also had a cell phone given to her as an “emergency only” phone by her local law enforcement. That was very good.

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Phyllis’s son plugged the power supply in the wall and told her to leave it plugged in all the time.

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Then he strung the power cord out in a safe way.

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Cell phones work only if they have been charged recently or stay plugged in.

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The phone should be plugged in all the time and close to the floor. So if you fell, you could reach it and call for help.

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This could be a good thing in an emergency.

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Maybe you should get one.

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Law enforcement gives to seniors 911 emergency phones that won’t make regular calls to your friends but that will call 911. Contact your local law enforcement and see if they have an emergency cell phone for you.

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Get your phone and get trained in how to use it. Law enforcement wants to help.

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Problem Solution Remember: Accidents when living alone can be a serious problem . . . . . . . . . . 911 phones for seniors is smart

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Contact your local law enforcement agency to find out if you can get a free 911 emergency phone.

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Our thanks again to Phyllis, a Senior Sleuth of the Seniors vs. Crime Project, in Nassau County.

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Thank you for your time and attention. I and the other members of the Florida Attorney General’s Senior vs. Crime project hope you have learned something from this presentation.

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A Fallen Woman: The Story of Phyllis Copyright notice: If you are a non-profit or a government agency, feel free to use this publication to further your own cell phone distribution program or your senior fall safety program. You may add pages to the front and the end of this slide sequence to customize the presentation to your group or from your organization. You may not delete, add backgrounds, change text, change font size, or change sequence of slides, or any other modification of the slides that comprise the body of the presentation. If you have any questions about your intended use, contact David Blacklock at webmaster@seniorsvscrime.com David Blacklock, Region 3 Director Seniors vs. Crime Project State of Florida, Attorney General's Office Svc.region3@gmail.com Seniors Vs. Crime Inc.