{"id":1093,"date":"2009-02-17T12:49:47","date_gmt":"2009-02-17T16:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2025-11-26T22:30:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:30:52","slug":"get-well-cards-just-how-sick-do-you-have-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/inspirational-greeting-card-tales\/get-well-cards-just-how-sick-do-you-have-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Well Cards \u2013 Just How Sick Do You Have To Be?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do people who receive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/get-well-cards.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>get well cards<\/strong><\/a> actually recover faster than those who suffer in solitude? Proponents of positive thinking would agree that well wishes and greeting cards from the world outside the sickroom can\u2019t help but have a healing effect. When I\u2019m not feeling well, even if it\u2019s only a temporary state, it\u2019s easy to fall into an \u201cinvalid mode,\u201d moping about in a weakened state and feeling left out of life as though I\u2019ll never again be myself. So, when a delightful dose of sunshine comes to me via greeting cards in my mailbox, it\u2019s amazing how my spirits and attitude get a burst of good energy.<\/p>\n<p>Some get well cards will make you laugh, even though it may hurt to laugh; for instance, right after surgery. Some greeting cards can be so touching to you that they give you \u201cmisty\u201d eyes. The best may be those greeting cards whose pretty designs cause you to smile every time you glance at them, because the greeting cards bring to mind the kind and thoughtful people who sent them. You could even get all three of those reactions from a single get well card sent from an unexpected source.<\/p>\n<p>When I\u2019m unable to say \u201cGet Well Soon\u201d to a person with a chronic or terminal illness, I will still send a gentle-looking greeting card that says \u201cThinking of You.\u201d&nbsp; I hope the greeting card helps them feel less isolated by knowing that I remember them and care about their situation. Even friends who are \u201csick at heart\u201d over personal setbacks can use pleasant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/notecards.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>notecards<\/strong><\/a> to point them toward a brighter day. My rule of thumb is to ask myself, \u201cWould I like to be thought about when I\u2019m away from social action?\u201d (Of course I do!) \u201cDo I want to answer the door or the phone to visitors?\u2019 (Oh my goodness, NO!) \u201cWould get well cards make me feel better?\u201d (You bet it would!)&nbsp; And then I go ahead and do just what I planned to all along\u2026I send the cheeriest greeting cards I can find!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do people who receive get well cards actually recover faster than those who suffer in solitude? 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