In the most tragic cases the devices will be used by patients saying goodbye to their loved ones for the last time.
He continued:"You are completely cut off from anything outside. You can't speak to anyone, there's no friends there, and no one can hold your hand. You're in isolation, in a little room, left by yourself.
"There's nothing more than that virtual hug just to let you know that they're thinking of you, and it's OK.Matt Dockray, 39, used an iPad to communicate with his family while in intensive care She said:"It meant the world to me as your mum. It was heartbreaking. I went away and cried afterwards. But to actually see you, especially when you can't touch you, or go to the hospital and see you, to see you on the screen, it gave us hope."
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