The hardest cards to write are the ones that matter most. Sympathy. Difficult news. A friend going through something you don't have the vocabulary for.
Don't try to fix it. The card is not the place to solve a thing. It's the place to be present.
A few prompts that always work: "Thinking of you today." "I don't know what to say, but I wanted you to know I'm here." "No need to respond." That last one is a gift in itself.
And if words really won't come, send something small without them. A Starbucks card with no message. A DoorDash gift card on a hard week. Sometimes presence is best delivered as dinner.
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