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Virtual reality goggles helped me on the path to physical recovery
An unexpected bit of tech opened up a whole new world of possibilities for a frustrated, injured writer
If you had asked me a month or two ago if I had ever had a spatial immersive experience, or what the chances were that at the age of 60, I would become an early adopter of virtual reality goggles, I would have said it was about as likely as a tech giant from Silicon Valley being appointed to “disrupt” the US federal government. While standing there, I explained to an empathetic young sales assistant that I am a benched writer, that my right arm has been temporarily disabled and asked jokingly whether he had a gadget that would enable me to get food into my mouth with my left hand, without stabbing myself in the eye with a fork. Though I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing the bug eyes in public, I have to admit, after getting through the panic attacks I experienced after taking them off – the result of physical disorientation and fear of their seductive allure – I am beginning to feel at ease with my new hip identity.
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