To be fair it is hard to know what to say.
What to say in a card to someone with terminal illness. They may want to reply but they may have mislaid. And unlike emails or text messages a handwritten note can be put on display. In the age of email and text messages a handwritten note or card is an especially thoughtful gesture.
For example a get well soon card isnt appropriate for someone with terminal cancer. Cook some food clean the house send cards keep in touch often. Comforting Words for the Terminally Ill.
A person with a terminal diagnosis and those caring for them will naturally need a lot of support. Tracy also emphasizes the underestimated importance of humor in communicating with someone in hospice. You let me know.
But unspecific offers of help can often seem meaningless. Everyone wishes the circumstances were otherwise. There are other ways to offer hope and messages of peace and positivity.
I think expressing this is welcome by anyone who is afflicted with any degree of illness or misfortune. Im going to keep bugging you and I better not stop hearing from you either I love you you know that right. Every day you are getting closer.
Additionally if you want to send a message with religious tones make. Theres nothing I wouldnt do for you. Whatever you choose to write speak from the heart.