Hope, comfort & connection
To bring hope, comfort and connection to patients in hospital by delivering immersive virtual reality experiences, including Holiday from Hospital journeys filmed across Australia and New Zealand, and by supporting research that improves life during and after treatment.
A world where no patient feels trapped by their hospital walls.
Our mission in action
Immersive virtual reality
We deliver immersive virtual reality experiences to patients in hospital, right at the bedside.
How it works →Holiday from Hospital
Holiday from Hospital journeys are filmed in 360 across Australia and New Zealand, so patients can escape the ward without leaving their bed.
Send a patient on a holiday →Supporting research
We support research that improves life for patients during and after treatment.
Our research →
Born from lived experience
Our founder, Damien “Damo” Thompson, knows what long stays in hospital feel like.
- 2010Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
- 2011Bone marrow transplant
- After transplantGraft-versus-host disease
- June 2017Double lung transplant at The Prince Charles Hospital
- 2018Bilateral hip replacement
- TodayFounder of Chimera Legacy Foundation, bringing Holiday from Hospital to the bedside
Ready to change lives?
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