100 Get Well Soon Messages

We all remember that "get better soon" message that got us through a bad flu or helped us recover faster from a broken leg. For me, it came written on a photo of a motorcycle ready to take me on our next adventure together. I still remember it almost 20 years later. These get-well-soon messages motivate us to look after ourselves, reminding us that our loved ones, friends, or colleagues are thinking of us and awaiting our recovery. What you should write in a get-well card depends on many factors, such as your relationship with the recipient, the severity of the illness, what you have in common, and your shared plans. Here are many examples that fit every situation and help you find inspiration and open your heart.

Thoughtful Classic Get Well Soon Wishes

Often, get-well-soon wishes would have two purposes. The first is to let the recipient know you are thinking of them and looking forward to their recovery. It shows care and consideration. The second one is to encourage the recipient, lift their spirits, and boost their motivation and morale. You act as a support mechanism, reminding the recipient of their strength, plans, and all the amazing things they look forward to. Here is what to write in an uplifting get-well card:

  1. Wishing you a swift healing journey and sending you all my good wishes!
  2. Get well soon! I hope you’ll feel better in no time.
  3. Sending you all my love and positive thoughts to make a swift recovery.
  4. I’m thinking of you and know you’ll get through this in no time. Get well soon!
  5. I’m sorry you aren’t well and hope you’ll get better soon.
  6. Wishing you strength, a positive attitude, and a smooth healing journey.
  7. Stay positive and take care. You’ve got this.
  8. Get well soon! I can’t wait to see you again.
  9. May you get back on your feet soon!
  10. I hope each day brings you closer to feeling better. All my best wishes go to you.




Short, Simple, and Heartfelt Messages

Short messages may be as meaningful as long and elaborate ones. Maybe you can add a meaningful photo, make a habit of sending a couple of words or emoticons each day, or accompany your message with a soup delivery. Use your imagination and try to figure out what the person needs the most in these moments. It doesn’t have to be a big gesture, but a heartfelt one.

  1. You’ll be back to full health in no time!
  2. Take care of yourself!
  3. Wishing you a swift recovery.
  4. Take it easy and get well soon!
  5. Can’t wait for you to feel better.
  6. Hope you are back soon.
  7. Thinking of you, hoping you feel better today!
  8. No worries, you got this.
  9. Just rest, and it will pass.
  10. Get well and see you soon!




Wishes for Speedy Recovery

If you know more details about the illness or injury, you may want to send a more meaningful message and wish for a speedy recovery.  It may help to offer your support, recall a similar situation you've experienced, or highlight the recipient’s qualities that will help them get through this tough moment.

  1. Wishing you a full recovery after your surgery. Rest and take care!
  2. I’m here for you if you need me. Take care and swift recovery!
  3. I’m glad to hear you are feeling better with this treatment. I hope you’ll be back on your feet soon.
  4. May your recovery be swift and easy. I know how it feels as I went through this procedure myself, but let me assure you, the worst part is behind you—looking forward to seeing you feeling better.
  5. I hope each day brings you closer to healing. Have patience and faith. Let me know if I can help you with anything.
  6. Take it easy and don’t forget that rest, healthy food, and mighty smiles are the best medicine.
  7. I’m manifesting a full recovery for you and promise to send you a joke a day to make you feel better.
  8. You are strong, resilient, and loved. Don’t doubt it and get better soon. We are all eager for your recovery.
  9. We are right by your side. Let us know how we can help. Stay strong and positive, and recover soon.
  10. Each day, you are one step closer to full recovery. Keep it going!




Get Well Wishes for Friends

Your friends are your support squad, always ready to help and lift your mood. In times of sickness, make their healing journey easier by helping them focus on self-care, reminding them of your plans, and putting a smile on their faces. Infuse your get-well-soon messages with anecdotes, shared stories, and warm wishes. They need to feel loved and cherished.

  1. Come on, get well faster! I’m waiting for our next trip together.
  2. You are the strongest person I know; the flu does not stand a chance against you. Get well soon!
  3. I’m here to hold your hand along the way. Stay positive. We got this.
  4. I hate that you feel so bad, so I’m planning to send you one of my bad jokes each day so you get better and stop me.
  5. Thinking of you, wishing you well, hoping you’ll be back on track soon. May this day bring you a little closer to healing.
  6. Full recovery, my friend, we need your strength and energy to keep the team running!
  7. Sending you a garden of virtual flowers and all my love to see you through this tough moment and back on your feet!
  8. May each day bring you closer to full recovery. I do not doubt that your stubbornness will get you through this, as it does with everything else.
  9. Get well soon, my friend, ‘cause I miss you so much!
  10. Sending you all my positive vibes, manifesting good health, and offering you all my support. I’m here if you need anything.




Get Well Wishes for Family

Wishing a speedy recovery to a family member may be difficult or even sad. However, you don’t want to imbue the message with sorrow and sadness. On the contrary, you want the recipient to find your message comforting, encouraging, and motivating. You want them to feel reassured and loved.

  1. We are right here in case you need us! Rest and get well soon!
  2. Take your time to heal and recover fully. We have your back.
  3. Wishing you a smooth recovery and the patience to take care of yourself for once.
  4. Sending you all my love and good vibes, hoping for a swift recovery.
  5. You are my inspiration, so take care of yourself as you would do for me. Get well soon, Mom!
  6. I know it’s hard, but you got this. You have all my love and blessings.
  7. Thinking of you and hoping you’ll be back on your feet soon. Can’t wait to give you a big hug!
  8. Don’t worry about a thing, we have everything under control at home. You rest and get well soon!
  9. May you be blessed with a smooth recovery and good health!
  10. I know you don’t like to ask for help, but we are family, so you don’t have to. I’m offering! Taking care of yourself is your only task at the moment.




Get Well Wishes for Children

When you want to tell a child to get better soon and have a speedy recovery, you want to do it in a fun manner. They had enough sad and worried looks and ‘I told you so’ from their parents. Your role is to cheer them up and help them see the bright side of this experience. Here is how:

  1. Sending you all my love and a handful of fairy dust to make you feel better in no time!
  2. Get well soon, the toys feel lonely without you.
  3. I hope you get to see lots of movies and do no homework at all on your way to recovery.
  4. It’s boring to be sick, I know, but I bet there are at least three good things you can spot about this time. Feel better soon!
  5. Sending you lots of feel-better hugs and get-well-soon kisses!
  6. I’m sure you get the celebrity treatment now, with Superman serving at your window and Batman sleeping under the bed. All your heroes are here for you. And me, too.
  7. I know not playing football for two seconds seems harsh to you. I wish you a super speedy recovery!
  8. Use this time to rest and recharge your energy. The neighborhood awaits you! Get well soon!
  9. I can’t wait to see you having fun again. Get well soon, mate!
  10. Wishing you a speedy recovery so I can once again have someone to enjoy my lunch with.




Get Well Wishes for Coworkers

The coworkers category is broad and includes everyone from your best mate sitting next to you to your boss, or people you rarely engage with. Therefore, your wishes for a quick recovery and feeling better soon must align with the level of intimacy between you and the receiver. Use formal language and short, classic messages when writing a get-well-soon card for managers or people you hardly know. But adopt a friendly tone and drop a joke or two when writing to your best friends at the office.

  1. Wishing you a smooth and complete recovery and looking forward to seeing you back at the office.
  2. Rest, boss, and get well soon. Everything is under control here.
  3. Looking forward to seeing you completely recovered soon.
  4. I hope you are feeling better and will be joining us soon. The office is not the same without you.
  5. We love and appreciate you. Hope you’ll be back soon.
  6. We miss you and hope you’ll recover fast.
  7. Feel better soon! I am missing our long coffee breaks and amazing brainstorming sessions.
  8. I have you back in the office, you focus on getting fully recovered.
  9. Sending you all our blessings and hopes for a swift recovery.
  10. Wishing you to stay positive and work hard towards getting your health back.




Funny Get Well Wishes

Some people respond better to heartfelt encouragements and emotional messages. Others would like to know they can count on you and that you will support them. But most people want to be cheered up when they are ill. They want a reason to smile, even when the reason is a bad joke. So, put your funny shoes on and sprinkle some joy.

  1. Letting the germs fall in love with you is understandable, but not recommended. Please declutter and come back to us!
  2. Get well soon, or otherwise, I will move in with you because I can’t stand having my coffee break on my own for much longer. I hope your wife’s OK with this.
  3. I hope you are feeling better because the entire team is getting angry and confused without you, our HR guru.
  4. As you are not allowed chocolate, I’m having an overdose here. Get well soon, please!
  5. Sending you all my good thoughts, thick socks, and bad jokes. Every day until you get back on your feet.
  6. Your awesome energy is needed urgently. Get well soon!
  7. Make sure they spoil you; otherwise, you got sick for nothing. Feel better!
  8. Feel better knowing we are buried in work here, doing overtime, and having to meet that dreadful client again. Take care of yourself!
  9. Looking forward to seeing you back on your feet, beating me at football, and drinking my beer. Miss you, mate!
  10. Don’t take too long to recover, as I might get sick from loneliness reasons. Get well soon!




Get Well Wishes for Loved Ones

Writing a get-well-soon card for your loved ones is counterintuitive for most people. However, it works. It’s surprising and touching, makes them feel valued and loved, and reminds them how much you care and that you are on this journey together. Adopt the tone and language you both like. The message may be funny, romantic, uplifting, emotional, and everything in between.

  1. You are my superhero, even when you are under the weather. Get well soon, my love!
  2. Sending health, good vibes, and paper tissues your way.
  3. In coming love for my sweetheart to get better soon!
  4. Take extra care of my love, would you? She needs to feel better by tomorrow.
  5. Please, please, get better so we can rejoin society. Being outcasts doesn’t suit us.
  6. Wishing you a speedy recovery so you can return to doing what you love.
  7. Sending you extra sunshine because I know it always makes you feel better.
  8. I hope you rest, take care of yourself, and binge-watch your favorite (not mine) show!
  9. Feel better soon. I have big plans for celebrating your full recovery.
  10. Our next adventure awaits. Feel better soon!




Religious Verses for Speedy Recovery

Including a religious verse in your get-well message for a spiritual person is a nice touch. You provide the medicine they need, boost their faith, and help them find the strength to recover. Accompany the verse with your own words and good wishes and create a complete message, both personal and meaningful.

  1. “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”- 3 James 1:2
  2. “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.” - Jeremiah 17:14
  3. “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord.” -Jeremiah 30:17
  4. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” - Psalm 147:3
  5. “Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.” – Psalm 30:2
  6. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” - Matthew 11:28
  7. “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you.” - Isaiah 41:10
  8. “He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” – Mark 5:34
  9. “Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security.” – Jeremiah 33:6
  10. ‘“The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.” – Psalm 41:3

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