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Get well soon.
What to write.

Say you are thinking of them, offer one practical thing, and wish them better. Company and food help more than advice.

The get well soon messages are sorted by who they are to you. Pick your group, offer something real, then sign.

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Everyone's words in one card.

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A hot water bottle. Get well soon. Hot water bottle's on the way.

Get well soon. I will walk the dog as long as you need.

From Kofi

Sorry you are poorly. Get well soon. We will visit Sunday.

From Rosa

Glad the operation is over. Rest now. Get well soon.

From Sam

Pick a design

  • Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Get well soon. Don't read the internet about it.
  • A bunch of flowers. Get well soon. These last longer than real ones.
  • A bunch of grapes. We'd have brought grapes. Get well soon.
  • A hot water bottle. Wrap up. Get well soon.
  • A pot of soup. Get well soon. Soup delivery.
  • Tea beside a bed. Get well soon.
  • A stitched patchwork cat. Get well soon.
  • A sun. Get well soon. The garden's waiting.
  • A bed. Get well soon. Stay in bed. That's an order.
  • Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Get well soon. Daytime telly is only good for three days.

The question

Each writer gets a question.

One at a time, about Sam. They answer in their own words, or write without one.

Who they are to you
  1. Something you are looking forward to doing with Sam again.
  2. A thing Sam did for you when you were the one who was poorly.
  3. What has not been the same without Sam around.
  4. Something about Sam that you have been thinking of.
  5. A small thing that would make Sam laugh.
  6. Something you can take off Sam's hands for a while.
  1. The moment you knew you had a proper friend in Sam.
  2. Something Sam did that only a friend would.
  3. A thing you still laugh about together.
  4. The time Sam turned up when it mattered.
  5. Something Sam knew about you before you said it.
  1. Something Sam did for the family that went unsaid.
  2. A habit of Sam's that you have caught yourself copying.
  3. A memory of Sam from when you were younger.
  4. Something Sam put up with from you.
  5. Something Sam taught you, mostly by example.
  1. A small thing Sam did that you noticed and never mentioned.
  2. The moment you knew.
  3. Something Sam did this year that made things easier for you.
  4. A thing about Sam you would not change.
  5. Something Sam carried that was yours to carry.
  1. The thing you go to Sam for.
  2. Something you picked up from working beside Sam.
  3. A bad day at work that Sam turned round.
  4. Something a new starter should be told about Sam.
  5. Something Sam did that made the job feel worth doing.

Or write without one.

Get well soon messages

Pick your group, offer one real thing, and sign.

For a close friend

  • Get well soon. I am thinking of you, and I am bringing soup Thursday.

  • Sorry you are stuck in bed. The group chat misses you. Get well soon.

  • Get well soon. I will walk the dog as long as you need.

  • Thinking of you. Ring me when you are bored, which should be about now.

  • Get well soon. Your only job is to rest. I will handle everything else.

  • I am sorry you are ill. Get well soon, and let me know what you need.

For family

  • Get well soon, love. We are all thinking of you. Dad sends his love and his chicken soup.

  • Sorry you are poorly. Get well soon. We will visit Sunday.

  • Get well soon, darling. Rest, drink tea, and let us do the rest.

  • Thinking of you every day. Get well soon. Love from all of us.

  • Get well soon. The kids made you a card. It is mostly glitter.

After surgery

  • Glad the operation is over. Rest now. Get well soon.

  • Wishing you a smooth recovery. No rushing. Get well soon.

  • The hard part is done. Get well soon, one day at a time.

  • Thinking of you as you recover. Get well soon. We will visit when you are ready.

  • Get well soon. Follow the doctor's orders, not your instincts.

Funny

  • Get well soon. Being ill is the only excuse for daytime television, so enjoy it.

  • Sorry you are ill. On the bright side, nobody expects you to reply to emails.

  • Get well soon. The hospital food photographs badly, so come home.

  • You are too stubborn to stay ill long. Get well soon.

  • Get well soon. I would visit, but I value my health. Only kidding, see you Sunday.

Short

  • Get well soon.

  • Thinking of you. Get well soon.

  • Sorry you are ill. Feel better.

  • Get well soon. We miss you.

  • Wishing you better. Soon.

What to leave out

Do not give medical opinions. You are their friend, not their doctor, and the card is not a consultation.

Do not say you know how they feel unless you have had the same thing. Say you are sorry instead.

Do not write get well soon to someone who will not. Write that you are thinking of them.

One card from everyone

Friends, family, the neighbours. One link, and it is there when they wake.

  1. 01

    Start the card today.

    It is ready whenever they are.

  2. 02

    Ask everyone.

    Each person gets one link and writes once, in a browser.

  3. 03

    They read it in bed.

    Each get well message has a name on it. It helps more than flowers.

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Questions

What do you write in a get well card?

That you are thinking of them, one practical offer, and get well soon. The offer is the part that matters.

What do you write after someone's surgery?

Wish them rest and say you will visit when they are ready. Do not ask for details about the operation.

Is it okay to be funny in a get well card?

Yes, for someone who laughs easily. Keep it light and short, and put the kind words first.

What if they will not get better?

Do not write get well soon. Write that you are thinking of them, and visit. The card is not the moment for honesty about illness.

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