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        There was a time when I was in college when a male business acquaintance of Mom's was in the hospital for hemorrhoid surgery.

          We went to the mall so Mom could get a card for him.

          “You know,” she said, “it is not that easy buying a get well card for someone having this kind of procedure – words on the card could take on a double meaning! And we have to be tactful about this.”

         So what was the tactful get well card Mom purchased for her friend in the hospital recovering from hemorrhoid surgery?

      Scuttlebutt has it you are in the hospital!

          I had never heard the word scuttlebutt before – apparently it means rumor or gossip – and of course, it could have a whole different interpretation for a hemorrhoid patient.

          Not quite what Mom had set out to purchase, but one does not turn away from perfect!

          To this day, when I look for a get well card or want to email a get well message – all that goes through my head is scuttlebutt has it....

       Scuttlebutt, the gift that keeps on giving!

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