Cancer Cards

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Irregular News for 02.20.07

 

Kansas City, MO -- Last Thursday Hallmark launched a new line of cards for more serious topics, such as depression, eating disorders and cancer. The 176 card collection, called Journeys, is now carried in their 3800 Gold Crown stores. Cynthia Musick, the editorial director who oversaw Journeys, said the cards’ writing provides more personal messages of support, encouragement and hope.

 

Nothing says you care like a $3.00 card that took 5 minutes to pick out.

 

“Cancer is a villain who doesn’t play fair … but it can’t dim your spirit, and it can’t silence prayer.”

 

A cheesy cancer rhyme! Ugh…

 

Now, I live in Kansas City, so I have dear friends and family who work at Hallmark, and I like some of the things that company does. Like provide a paycheck to some of my friends and family. I also really like their “Fresh Ink” cards. But this seems like gross profiteering off people’s most troublesome sorrows.

 

I’d also like to add that if I’m ever clinically depressed and someone buys me a greeting card specifically addressing my depression in a rhyming manner, I might just end it all right there in front of them.

 

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Wow.