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This is a tale of one woman\u2019s date with destiny and how simple greeting cards, a get well card<\/a><\/strong>, actually changed her whole outlook on life.<\/p>\n

It all began on a late summer day three years ago. I received the dreaded call that my 84-year-old mother had fallen and broken her hip. We had no choice but to sell her home and move her into an assisted living facility since she could no longer manage on her own. My kids thought I was the devil incarnate for sending Grandma to \u201cthat awful place.\u201d And truth be told, Grandma wasn\u2019t a happy camper during those first few weeks. But then everything changed!<\/p>\n

My cousin Carly, bless her soul, decided to pay Grandma a visit. She was bombarded with a litany of complaints ranging from the bland food to the poor housekeeping. Carly tried to comfort Grandma by telling her that things would get better, that everything in life has a purpose and she would soon realize that she was sent to the assisted living facility for a good reason. Grandma didn\u2019t believe any of it and thought that Carly was just trying to cheer her up. But one day she saw the truth in her niece\u2019s words.<\/p>\n

As it happened, Joan, one of Grandma\u2019s fellow residents, came down with a nasty cold. She had to take her meals in her room until she felt better. Grandma missed her terribly since they shared the same dining table. So Grandma decided to slip a GalleryCollection.com get well card<\/a><\/strong> under Joan\u2019s door. Well, by the time Grandma got back to her room, her phone was ringing. It was Joan thanking Grandma for the beautiful and thoughtful get well card. Grandma later told me, \u201cYou would have thought I gave her a million dollars!\u201d<\/p>\n

And the rest, as they say, is history. From that day forward, Grandma felt that her reason for being there was to spread some cheer and to make her neighbors feel the joy of knowing that someone was thinking about them and wishing them well. She found that the best way to do this was to send beautiful greeting cards<\/a><\/strong>. Not only does she send a get well card to those who fall ill, but she gives out birthday cards and other types of greeting cards too. I guess Grandma will always complain about the bland food (\u201cI\u2019d like to introduce the cook to a spice rack!\u201d she\u2019s been known to say). But three years later, Grandma is a much happier camper and still sending those greeting cards to every one of her neighbors who can use a little bit of sunshine in their day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is a tale of one woman\u2019s date with destiny and how simple greeting cards, a get well…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1292,1300,13],"tags":[37,76,147],"class_list":{"0":"post-495","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-occasions-and-celebrations","7":"category-comforting-messages","8":"category-inspirational-greeting-card-tales","9":"tag-greeting-cards","10":"tag-grandma","11":"tag-get-well-card","12":"cs-entry"},"yoast_head":"\nHow Get Well Cards Helped Grandma Find a New Purpose in Life - 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