Fear the unknown is the greatest fear of all and for millions of Americans there is no greater unknown than Alzheimer's disease.

I'm Dana Chirito, a writer and Alzheimer's advocate.

On my podcast The Memory Whisper,

I strive to calm your fears about the disease

through thoughtful conversations with experts, care partners,

and more.

Action is the antidote for fear.

Listen to the Memory Whisper on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your

podcast.

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is that if you like the idea of sending holiday cards,

but you didn't send them this year.

Just choose another holiday.

Anytime is a good time for greeting cards.

And there are some upsides to skipping the December busyness.

There are all kinds of reasons people don't wind up sending holiday cards. Life gets busy. Maybe your whole

family spent December battling illness. You meant to order cards and then didn't

until late enough but the cards were going to come after Christmas.

If you feel sad about that you don't need to wait for next December. You can choose any holiday like

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