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Thank you for helping us play.
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“As part of our coping plan, the patient played the DS (which was generously donated by Child's Play) while getting stitches.”
“At Children’s Hospital Colorado, we saw the need for a Gaming and Technology Specialist and knew that in the current state of healthcare, this would be difficult for our hospital to dedicate funding towards...”
“...I found myself in a brightly-colored, brightly-lit room with three or four un-inhabited stretchers and a clutch of children in hospital gowns playing Playstation...”
“It was frightening and painful, and nobody wanted to explain anything to a 5-year old. The thing that changed me forever, though, wasn't the surgery, it was the game cart.”
“I've seen a lot of sick children, and I have heard them laugh, I've gotten hugs, and I've had some pictures drawn for me, but I have to say that the most telling sign of joy was remembering this boy's smile as we played and achieved together.”
“Instead of focusing on the treatment I turned my focus to the game. It helped me escape the current world I was in and allowed me to feel like a normal kid again...”