Swimming with dolphins or a gondola ride in Italy: Hospice VR program offers respite to dying patients

Swimming with dolphins or a gondola ride in Italy: Hospice VR program offers respite to dying patients 
The Hamilton Spectator; by Celeste Percy-Beauregar; 9/19/24
Paramedic Andrew Wood asks a patient receiving end-of-life care at Hankinson House hospice in Brantford: “What would you like to do?” Whether it’s a concert, kayaking or skydiving that they have in mind, he can make it happen right then and there, with virtual-reality (VR) headsets. Since many of the patients have limited energy and are confined to their beds, VR offers a brief escape, an opportunity to try something new or return somewhere special, like a childhood home — one of Wood’s favourite experiences to facilitate using Google Street View.