Lady-Links: Mail Call, COVID Style

The Lady-Links have started a concerted effort to send cheerful cards and notes to our dear friends, those ladies in our community in various stages of cognitive decline. It is a joy both to the Lady-Link and to her dear friend to be involved in this Mail Call effort since we aren’t able to make in-person visits to everyone at this time due to COVID restrictions.  It’s fun to create or to select cards to send, and we are told from the spouses and/or caregivers of our dear friends that they love getting mail!

According to an article in the New York Times posted recently on the internet, the average household receives about 10 personal handwritten cards or letters per year.  Yes, per year.  It seems that emails, texts, and social media have taken the place of a handwritten note.  I know from experience how I sort through my mail quickly to look for something, anything, with a personal message.  Those are the ones I open first and then put in a special place where I can read and re-read them often.  The feelings of being valued by someone who took the time to write a message carry throughout the day and even beyond, according to that same New York Times article.

Here’s a look at some of our creations.

Of course we use regular stationery and “store-bought” cards too.  All are good and show our dear friends that they are remembered, loved, and appreciated.  A short handwritten phrase is usually added such as “Thinking of You” or “Have a Nice Day” or “So Glad We’re Friends.”

When our dear friends receive mail from us, we are investing our time, effort, and sometimes money, into something that will become an item for them to cherish, making a memory that will be revisited often.  These “love letters” are just that…written words that are made up of letters created with love, making Mail Call a meaningful moment in each dear friend’s day.