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Holy shit guys, my job handed me a card to sign today for a coworker that's been out unexpectedly for a few days. They told me that their husband had a heart attack and to please sign.
I instantly internally panic, because wtf do you write in a card like that and why are you asking me who doesn't really know this coworker? I'm pretty sure that's some kind of HIPAA violation too? Or at least wildly disrespectful to go around and tell the whole business your husband almost died (or did, I didn't ask)
So I googled what to write because I didn't feel like navigating through that minefield on my own of saying something that people would probably take the wrong way.