This is why Virtual Reality matters so much to us. Because we believe that it can be so much more than simple gaming. Today’s news that a Cancer patient’s wish to dive in the Great Barrier Reef was made possible thanks to the power of Virtual Reality.
Matthew Hill, a patient at St-Luke’s Hospice in Plymouth had a habit of chatting up the nurses about his wish to swin in the Great Barrier Reef. One of the Nurses thought about VR, and contacted TruVision.
A VR Company mainly working with the Construction Industry, TruVision immediately agreed to assist, and they brought the WEVR experience The Blu for Matthew to enjoy.
Head of the specialist unit at St Luke’s, Nicola Pereira said: “Matthew has really captured the hearts of us all at St Luke’s and it was a pleasure to make his dream become a reality. “Matthew was admitted to our specialist unit at Turnchapel last week for pain relief with bowel cancer.
“What is remarkable is that he also has spinal compression which means he is unable to sit upright in bed, so the technology has really made something which some people would have thought impossible, actually possible. Matthew will be returning home later this week with a smile on his face and will continue to receive specialist care from our home nurses”.
Watch the video report courtesy of devonlive.com:
