The mind is an amazing thing. Even when tiny neurons get tangled and damaged, making it difficult to remember or perform certain activities, some areas of the brain remain intact. Last month in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), there was an interesting article on golf and Alzheimer's disease. Staff at a long-term care facility in California noticed that golf was an excellent way to get a few of their residents with moderate to severe Alzheimer's out of their world of isolation and darkness and into an ambience of peace and serenity.

To read the entire column, go to http://www.ncpad.org/641/2608/Golf~and~Alzheimer~s~Disease.