Even though it’s a small percentage, those are real patients. We’re talking about people who are benefiting from this treatment when others have not worked.
Besim Ogretmen, Ph.D. MUSC assistant vice president for research and associate director for basic science at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center 
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Creating dreams in a dream job in the Dream Studio
It may be unexpected to see a Mario Kart remote control car, a Nintendo Switch, LEGO pieces and even a Barbie doll as you’re strolling through the MUSC James W. Colbert Education Center and Library in the heart of MUSC’s downtown Charleston campus. But, on the first floor is the Dream Studio, and what they create there is, well, you guessed it, what dreams are made of.
This is especially true for the children hospitalized at Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital (SJCH). To facilitate those dreams are Cody Mathews, gaming technology specialist with SJCH, and the 3D printing staff at the Dream Studio: Sherman Paggi and Qian Chang Gallo.
As a gaming technology specialist, Mathews isn’t just playing video games with children all day. He was hired to set them up with the ability to play video games so they could connect with other children and feel like kids again through the simple act of play. Game time for the children at SJCH is something they look forward to, which is essential to their health and healing.
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