I was anemic, my legs were swollen with fluid, and I couldn’t walk from one room to another without becoming winded. It took me five months to recuperate at home after being hospitalized for sepsis from a blood infection. The game itself was nothing special; its graphics were not really impressive. But it helped me every single day as I recovered from the sickest I’ve ever felt. After the defibrillator shock, I experienced my first panic attack. Notably,
I cooked every day on my tiny phone screen. Ironically, I could barely eat. Even when I craved flavor and food, after few bites into a meal I would feel nauseated and spend the next hour in pain. My time-management tool ‘Time-Management Game’ kept me from the physical symptoms of anxiety and depression. The game allowed me to focus on making sure I didn’t burn the burgers or serve the wrong bok choy instead of thinking…
