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Re: Do You Ever "Just" Send a Sympathy Card?


@Brinklii wrote:

@wagirl wrote:

Yes I do send only a card most times. I have a thing about cut flowers being sent. I don't think it really brings any sort of comfort as then they die and you throw them out. I have gotten a living plant, actually a small tree, at the passing of my MIL that we planted and enjoyed the spring flowers on it. More positive about a sad event, IMHO.

 

I once got sort of sympathy card from a so called friend as I was in the middle of chemo for breast cancer. Had no hair and surgery to remove the "bad" breast and this card wasn't very funny so I immediately threw it out. Haven't heard from or spoken to this person again. That was 4 years ago. Great, right!!!???


@wagirl ... I would say that whoever sent you a "sympathy" card while you were undergoing treatment for cancer was someone who was not very intelligent. I think she interpreted "sympathy" as feeling sorry for what you were going through.


Confused "sympathy" with "empathy.