I know of the Red Hat Society and I'm sure there are other such groups.
At the hospital, we have the Green Billboard Society...we kind of stick out like, well, we are wearing green billboards.
Anyone who has been the over-night support person at a hospital knows all about the green billboard. The funny thing is that, even though a big, over-sized sticky green piece of paper is stuck to our clothing, we tend to show up at the cafeteria for our morning coffee after regular hours still bearing it. It becomes a part of the outfit--a part of the uniform of the all-nighter. It's kind of like the extreme of the "hello, I'm ____" tag at conventions.
Ah, that person is (insert name) from ICU; that lady is ______'s support from PCU; and that guy is anonymous from 4th floor. (They all have their own styles.)
This morning I woke up without my green billboard. My shirt wasn't even sticky from the residue. I drank a cup of coffee without anyone giving me a knowing smile.
It was kind of nice being that anonymous, blend-in-the-crowd, blank shirted person...but I'll willingly take that sticky piece of paper back once we hear the call of the transplant.
Some things are just worth green billboards.
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