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Ben eats the cancer...
The nine-year-old Ben with leukaemia has inspired a video game to help children understand and deal with cancer.
In the game the player faces monsters representing the side effects of cancer. A fever monster throws fireballs, a giant, evil chicken represents chicken pox and a robot called Robarf hurls a green gooey mess - the sickness most children with cancer will face.
While they can be battered by the monsters and have to use up some of their health to destroy the cancer cells, the player cannot be killed off in the game.
Ben insisted on this, in order to send a clear message to other children.
"I just want them to learn what the medicine is doing to their body and how it's helping it," he explained.
"And I hope that they'll learn not to give up, to stick with it or you won't make any progress. And to just hang in there and have fun."
To play Ben's Game, go to
www.makewish.org/ben where you can download the game, as well as read messages from Ben and find out more about the project.
Posted on June 28, 2004
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