A sick child doesn’t need poetry. They need to feel loved, at exactly the level they can actually receive it, and that level changes completely depending on whether they’re three or thirteen. These 55 get well wishes for a sick child are organized by age because that’s the gap nobody else addresses: the same message … Read more
Funny get well messages can do something that tender ones sometimes cannot: they remind a sick person that the world still has lightness in it, and that whoever is sending this knows them well enough to make them smile even now. These 55 messages are sorted by relationship because humor in illness is not one-size-fits-all. … Read more
Finding the right words when a coworker or your manager is out sick sits in a strange middle ground, somewhere between a card you’d send a close friend and an email you’d send a client. I’ve spent more time than I’d like to admit staring at that gap, trying to figure out how warm is … Read more
Get well messages for someone having surgery split into two very different jobs, even though most lists treat them as one. The night before an operation, a person needs steadiness and a little courage. The days after, they need patience and proof that someone is still paying attention once the worry has passed. Below you’ll … Read more
Get well messages aren’t one thing. The right words for someone going home after a same-day surgery are not the right words for someone facing a serious illness, and what you’d write to a coworker is not what you’d write to a child. What follows is a guide to finding the version that fits, sorted … Read more