More hospitals using virtual reality to help cancer patients escape
Seniors able to explore the world without leaving their rooms
and last updated 2020-12-23 10:52:09-05
Cancer treatments can take a toll on the mind and body, leaving many patients feeling alone and isolated.
Now, senior citizens fighting cancer, like Mary Hill, are able to escape their hospital rooms through virtual reality.
By putting on a pair of goggles, Hill now spends her chemo appointments on stage at Red Rocks Amphitheater as an orchestra plays classical music all around her virtually, while in reality, she receives cancer treatments.
âWherever it is that they want to be thatâs not a hospital room, we give them the opportunity to go there,â said Kyle Rand with Rendever, a company designed to reduce social isolation through shared experiences in virtual reality.