{"id":3745,"date":"2012-07-09T10:18:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T14:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2025-11-26T22:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:24:33","slug":"cards-turned-frown-upside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/inspirational-greeting-card-tales\/cards-turned-frown-upside\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Well Cards Turned my Frown Upside Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever have one of those weeks? You know the ones that I\u2019m talking about \u2013 where everything that can go wrong does. It\u2019s almost like being in quicksand. The more you try to do, the further down you go. I had one of those weeks recently and it turned out that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/get-well-cards.htm\">&nbsp;get well cards<\/a><\/strong> was all it took to get me turned around. I know that sounds sappy, but it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n<p>I had a really big presentation at the corporate office in Cincinnati that Monday so there was enough pressure on me already. Then it hits me, my dog of 12 years became very sick. His name was Randy. I say \u201cwas\u201d because my little pooch passed away a couple days after the presentation. It turns out he had an issue with his kidneys and they started to shut down.<\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati presentation did not go as I had planned, with most of my ideas getting shut down. I get home to find Randy very sick. My sister was taking care of him, but there was nothing she could have done. The vet said there was only a matter of days left before I had to make that decision nobody wants to make. So there it was the end of our great run. Randy had gotten me through a lot of hard times \u2013 girlfriends leaving, friends flake out \u2013 but a loving dog never leaves your side.<\/p>\n<p>I took off Thursday when Randy passed on; I guess it was my day to reflect. It\u2019s hard to lose a part of your family. So the next day you do what everyone else does\u2026get up and go to work, living your life like you\u2019re \u201csupposed\u201d to do. As usual, I got off the train and took that 10-minute walk.<\/p>\n<p>That 10-minute stroll was one of the saddest walks of my life. Then I arrived at my cubicle and saw get well cards from everyone at work. Never could a piece of paper have meant more to me. To know that everyone around me cared enough to think about the loss of Randy made it all the more special. There\u2019s something about people caring that just brings hope to you. So yes, a card can turn your frown upside down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ever have one of those weeks? 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