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Originally Posted by Flint
For example, hospital patients, they don't care that it's Friday. They might not even know that it's Friday. They might be aware of a shift change, the weekend staff coming in, but maybe not. (not litearlly, of course. you just can't have it)
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I took a trip to the ER last Friday (turned out ok) and they kept me overnight for observation. The staff were wearing leis. I correctly assumed that it was Hawaiian shirt Friday.
I will say that except for the difficulty in getting tests scheduled, once you are in a hospital room the outside world seems to be a little disconnected when it comes to days of the week. They even went so far as to write the day on a whiteboard on the wall at the foot of the hospital beds.
Without a newspaper, the only way to tell the day was to turn on the TV.
BTW, when one of my in-laws was sick, I had to give them a sponge bath (with a washcloth). It's not a lot of fun from the back of the sponge.
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