Because Games Matter - J.J.'s Story - Extra Credits

Thank you to J.J. for sharing his story and if you're interested in more information about Child's Play, you can find them at http://childsplaycharity.org/ or https://twitter.com/CPCharity on Twitter. With the help of folks like you, they can continue to improve the lives of children in hospitals and domestic violence shelters through the power of play and the generosity of the gaming community. So if you're able, please donate towards this amazing cause and help make some difficult days for children a little brighter.

J.J. was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was 7. The hospital can be a scary place for a child, but it was in C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital ( https://victors.us/streamformott ) that J.J. was introduced to video games. An activity therapist named Jerry Reed presented J.J. with Pitfall. Video games impacted J.J.'s life so profoundly to the positive, J.J. became a Certified Child Life Specialist at the very same hospital, 20 years later.

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