If there ever have been a worthy games Kickstarter project, it is this one.

That Dragon, Cancer is a game by Ryan and Amy Green about their son who died earlier this year, aged 5.

From the kickstarter page "As players explore the five physical spaces in the game, they will unlock our memories, hear our thoughts, and discover the joy of Joel's laughter as they play through our family’s experience fighting this terrible dragon called Cancer.

The game is designed in the style of a 3d point-and-click adventure game, without the puzzles. The objective of the player is not to solve problems, but simply to be present in each moment. We have intentionally kept the controls simple to remain accessible to both core-gamers, casual-gamers, and non-gamers alike."

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/godatplay/that-dragon-cancer

I don't know how to comment.. I, I - what can I tell.. better not tell anything.. just looked at the projects page. I don't think I want to watch/play this.. I'm sad already.. My sympathies to the family.. :-(

My word. Yes. I've been in a hospital a lot with one of my kids and was very close to losing him once. We have always ridden the edge and come back, never knowing the desperation of the plunge.

I wonder how authentic they will be. You can have some very intense emotions -- and they're not all emotions you can be proud of or want to tell others about. But until you talk with parents of sick children, you learn that a lot of those emotions are very common.

All I feel like right now is loving my kids with intensity. We never know how long we or they have. And art like this helps to remind us what really is important: our relationships. Go soak up some time with someone you love!

Well aid...or typed!

I forgot an S well said.

True words. Glad your son is alright now & thanks for sharing it with us. It's painful to lose someone you love but I think it's more painful when you know that you'll lose him in advance (or from before - not sure which is correct) due to an illness of some sort..