{"id":9987,"date":"2021-03-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=9987"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:21:59","slug":"should-i-send-a-get-well-or-thinking-of-you-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/corporate-greeting-cards\/should-i-send-a-get-well-or-thinking-of-you-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Send a Get Well or Thinking of You Card?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29102028\/876239487234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29102028\/876239487234-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9988\" style=\"width:404px;height:293px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29102028\/876239487234-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29102028\/876239487234-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29102028\/876239487234-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29102028\/876239487234-1536x1112.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29102028\/876239487234-2048x1483.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29102028\/876239487234.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29102028\/876239487234.jpg 2168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think the rule of thumb when deciding to send a <a href=\"\/all-occasion-cards\/get-well-cards.htm\">Get Well Card<\/a> or <a href=\"\/all-occasion-cards\/thinking-of-you-cards.htm\">Thinking of You Card<\/a> is the level of illness of the recipient. So, if the patient is sure to recover I would send a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/get-well-cards.htm\">Get Well Card<\/a> followed up with a Thinking of You card later. If the patient is terminal, sending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/get-well-cards.htm\">Get Well Card<\/a> is thoughtless and cruel so I would send a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/thinking-of-you-cards.htm\">Thinking of You Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say you don\u2019t know the degree of the patient\u2019s condition but you want to send a card to let them know you care and you want to boost their spirits. Sending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/thinking-of-you-cards.htm\">Thinking of You Card<\/a> or a Get Well Cards with subtle message like \u201cWishing you the Best\u201d are options. Also, if the card has a preprinted greeting-read it!-if the sentiment offers prayers during a difficult time and the patient has a broken finger, may be overkill.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is difficult to know the right words to write in a Get Well or Thinking of You card, here are some suggestions:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am so sorry to hear you&#8217;ve been ill.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;m wishing you the very best during your recovery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I hope you\u2019re doing well and are on the road to recovery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And my favorite, You are in my thoughts\/prayers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What not to do is also important as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don\u2019t compare illnesses &#8211; not a great idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not tell stories you heard about the hospital, doctor or your Aunt Jane who had sort of the same thing\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Showing someone compassion is a virtue which should be admired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I think the rule of thumb when deciding to send a Get Well Card or Thinking of You&hellip;","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":9988,"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":[774,797,981,1296],"tags":[37,42,59,256],"class_list":{"0":"post-9987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corporate-greeting-cards","8":"category-get-well-cards","9":"category-greeting-cards","10":"category-tips-and-trends","11":"tag-greeting-cards","12":"tag-business-greeting-cards","13":"tag-get-well-cards","14":"tag-thinking-of-you-cards","15":"cs-entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Should I Send a Get Well or Thinking of You Card? 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