PHOTOS: Virtual reality helps ease the pain of cancer treatment for kids
Thanks to a new grant, virtual reality goggles are now being used at Cure 4 The Kids, a nonprofit specialty clinic, to help ease the pain of treatments for cancer and other serious illnesses.
Staff at Cure 4 the Kids prepare Serena to use the virtual reality goggles.Photo by: Parker Collins
The virtual reality experience is like a video game that helps to distract patients from their treatment as it is going on.Photo by: Parker Collins
Sixteen-year-old Serena has leukemia and is trying the virtual reality goggles for the first time.Photo by: Parker Collins
Photo by: Parker Collins
Photo by: Parker Collins
Cure 4 the Kids has 3 sets of virtual reality goggles that they received through a grant. They are designed to help ease the pain of treatments for cancer and other serious illnesses.Photo by: Parker Collins
Serena is having blood drawn while playing a virtual reality game.Photo by: Parker Collins
Photo by: Parker Collins
Behind the scenes as 13 Action News shoots a story about a new way to help kids overcome the pain of cancer treatment. Cure 4 The Kids, a specialty nonprofit clinic uses virtual reality goggles/Photo by: Parker Collins
Photo by: Parker Collins
13 Action News reporter Parker Collins tries the virtual reality goggles. Photo by: Parker Collins
A closer look at the equipment.Photo by: Parker Collins
Photo by: Parker Collins
Photo by: Parker Collins
Photo by: Parker Collins