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A dad has made a video game about his son’s battle with cancer

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Heart-breaking (Picture: Youtube/That Dragon, Cancer)

A major departure from ‘Grand Theft Auto’.

When developer Ryan Green’s son, Joel, was a year old, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Tragically, at the age of just five, he lost his battle to the disease.

Now Ryan’s sharing his experience of having a child diagnosed with cancer in a incredibly moving, creative way.

‘That Dragon, Cancer’ is a video game that explores the chaos of living with serious illness, serving as an interactive retelling of what Ryan and his wife, Amy, went through after Joel was diagnosed. Players work through daily struggles and high points, from moments in hospital rooms to time spent bonding with their game-version son.

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