MessagesGet well soon messages
A sick person does not need advice or questions. They need to know someone is thinking of them and that nothing is expected back. These messages are warm and ask for nothing.
For friends and family
Get well soon. Rest properly and let everything else wait. No need to reply to this.
Heard you are unwell. Thinking of you and wishing you a quick, easy recovery.
Take all the time you need to get better. We are here, and so is the soup.
Get well soon! The group is boring without you, so hurry, but only after proper rest.
Sending you good wishes and the strict instruction to rest. Doctor's orders first, ours second.
Glad to hear you are back home from the hospital. Step by step now. We are with you.
Wishing you strength for the surgery and a smooth recovery after it. We are praying for you.
I am cooking for your family this week. Do not argue. Just get better.
For a colleague
Wishing you a speedy recovery. Work is covered, so please rest without worry.
Get well soon. The team is managing, though not as well as when you are here.
Take care of your health first. Everything at the office can wait until you are well.
Work is covered, so please do not check your mail. Rest fully and come back when the doctor says so.
For a child
Get well soon, little champ. Your toys are waiting and so are your friends.
Brave children get better fast. Take your medicine, rest, and we will play soon.
हिन्दी में
जल्दी ठीक हो जाइए। आराम कीजिए, बाकी सब हम देख लेंगे।
आपकी तबीयत का सुनकर चिंता हुई। ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि आप जल्द स्वस्थ हों।
दवा समय पर लेना और पूरा आराम करना। जवाब देने की ज़रूरत नहीं।
ऑपरेशन अच्छे से हो जाए और आप जल्दी घर लौटें, यही दुआ है।
अस्पताल से घर आने की खबर सुनकर अच्छा लगा। अब धीरे धीरे सब ठीक हो जाएगा।
बेटा, जल्दी से ठीक हो जाओ। फिर साथ में पार्क चलेंगे।
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ
ਛੇਤੀ ਠੀਕ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ ਜੀ। ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੇ।
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਸਿਹਤ ਬਾਰੇ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਫ਼ਿਕਰ ਹੋਇਆ। ਆਰਾਮ ਕਰੋ, ਬਾਕੀ ਕੰਮ ਅਸੀਂ ਸਾਂਭ ਲਵਾਂਗੇ।
ਅਰਦਾਸ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਛੇਤੀ ਰਾਜ਼ੀ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਘਰ ਆਓ।
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What a sick person can use
Warmth, patience and practical help. What they cannot use: remedies from the internet, stories of someone who had the same thing, and questions that need long answers. A get well message should be short enough to read in bed and ask for nothing back.
Worked example
- Weak: "Get well soon!! What happened? Did you try giloy? Call me."
- Better: "Heard you are unwell. Thinking of you. Rest properly. No need to reply."
- Best: the same, plus one exact offer: "I am sending khichdi at seven. Leave the door on the latch."
Match the message to the illness
- A cold, a fever, a sprain: a little humour is welcome.
- Surgery or a hospital stay: plain warmth, and help for the family at home.
- A long or serious illness: do not say "get well soon" if soon is not likely. Say "thinking of you" and "I am here", and keep saying it over the weeks. The fifth message matters more than the first.
What to avoid
- Medical advice of any kind. That is for their doctor.
- Asking for details of the diagnosis.
- "Everything happens for a reason", and stories about others who were worse off.
- Visiting without asking. Many patients are too tired, and hospitals have their own rules.
Make it yours
- Do not suggest remedies or ask for details of the illness.
- Add "no need to reply". It takes away the pressure.
- Offer one exact kind of help: food, a lift to the hospital, looking after the children.