My husband is recovering from knee replacement surgery. He was in and out the same day. It got him to thinking about the marvels of modern medicine, grateful that he will be able to walk again without pain.
Get Well Cards were once a mainstay of the greeting card industry. Illnesses and operations and even childbirth had higher risks. I don't remember when I last sent a Get Well card!
Here are some 1930s era greeting cards from my collection. Most are humorous cards.
This amazing card references President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.
The patient is happy sexualizing his nurse.
A 'hillbilly' farmer stereotype offers little solace.
This card is filled with stories and jokes to entertain the patient.
The images of African Americans are negative stereotypes.
I have some flowery card in my collection, too.
