GamePolitics links to a CBS report on a young man fighting leukemia in an unconventional way. His method? "Swords and all that stuff." See, in addition to the real life horror of fighting cancer, 11-year-old Ben Duskin has taken his fight with cancer to the virtual space - and he did it by designing a game all his own. The game is downloadable via the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Video Games Help Sick Kids Deal With Pain [GamePolitics]
Playing the Pain Away [CBSNews]
Ben's Game [Make-A-Wish]