Anyone who has spent more than a day in the hospital knows how interminable the days can be.
These guys(a unisex term here) are there for a long time undergoing extremely painful recovery from wounds that run the gamut from burns, brain injury and loss of limb(s). It's difficult and expensive for their families to visit them though there is the Fisher House nearby but they can only take so many families at a time.
That's a great idea, Mimi.
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11-02-2007, 10:27 PM #1
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11-03-2007, 05:19 AM #2
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I'm not even doing the Christmas card exchange, but I'm doing to do this for sure. I've got a whole box from last year that need a good home. Do you think I could stuff a whole bunch of cards in a big manilla envelope and send them at once?
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11-03-2007, 07:47 AM #3
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That's a great idea, Mimi. And does not surprise me that such a considerate idea comes from you. You rock!
Knott reminds me to say, send non-denominational New Years cards, and Hannuckah cards. Some of those guys (in the non gender specific senbse of the word) are Jewish, Muslim, Wiccan, Hindu .... Rosicruchian ("would you like to meet my Mummy?" sorry to any Rosicrucians I may have offended).Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
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11-03-2007, 07:52 AM #4
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Trek that's where I'm coming from, I'm not a Christmas person, not even christian by a long shot. But being all messed up and stuck in a hospital? That's tough.
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11-17-2007, 10:39 AM #5
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This was a great idea....BUT....
http://www.snopes.com/politics/chris...ldiercards.asp
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11-17-2007, 11:11 AM #6
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I guess they can't be too sure in this crazy day and age. My DH works for the postal service and said that those types of letters probably get thrown into the same bin as the Dear Santa letters (and I was going to send some). Sad when we live in such a society that we can't send our thoughts to recovering soldiers for fear of it being destructive in nature.
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11-17-2007, 04:08 PM #7
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In Canada you can write to Santa:
Originally Posted by Tri Girl
http://www.canadapost.ca/dec/santa/w...cid=hd07000327
Most kids receive a pretty standard letter back in the mail (at least I did in the days) but they make sure they catch letters like: "I would like a friend because I'm so very lonely" and write a lot more personal letters back...
Nobody has tried to send a poisoned letter to Santa here... yet.
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