EMOTIONALLY DRAINED | That Dragon, Cancer 

In case anyone didn’t catch it or is still confused; yes, the voices are from the real Green family. Joel’s dad is actually the developer of the game; Ryan Green. His wife, Amy Green, wrote for the game. And, if knowing that these are their voices and all their true emotions wasn’t gut wrenching enough, Joel’s voice is actually Joel. Ryan included sound from home videos of Joel. Every laugh. Every sob. Every word. Immortalized in a game all about his brave battle. It’s also good to mention that Ryan started this game while Joel was still alive, although Joel passed away when the game was only halfway finished.

I remember when I was younger there was a girl in my gym class who wore a wig. She would get picked on and the other kids would try to make her wig fall off. I remember asking her why she wore a wig and she said it was because she had cancer. I didn't know what cancer was so I shrugged it off as some hair disease. We became friends until I moved away. I will never know what happened to her. I hope she beat it. Edit: I came back to this video because my friend's step mom just found out she has breast cancer. And I forgot I commented about my friend from when I was a child. We were in 3rd or 4th grade. And it was a time in my life where I moved around a lot. I don't remember her name and I don't even remember the name of the school. So there is no way for me to know. Part of me wants to know and part of me doesn't. I will just hold on to the hope that she did beat her cancer and is happily living her young adult life to the fullest. Thank you everyone for you words of kindness. Cancer does not discriminate and can seem to appear out of nowhere. I wish you all health and happiness.

Jack: "Sorry for crying and knocking over the mic." Sean, you're human. That moment of self-reflection is the most human a person can be. No need to apologize for it. I'm sorry for your loss and I hope you're doing okay.

"He was real." My heart broke 4 Jack when he said that.

the dehydration chapter is horrible when you realise that those soundbites of joel screaming in pain are *real*

I can usually control my emotions. But when I saw Jack cry, I lost it

As a father I could not imagine losing my son. Hes 9 months now. I love him more than life itself. I could not imagine losing him. His little laugh is so precious. Seeing him when he wakes up everyday and he smiles at me. He is the light of my life.

Somehow I came back to this video 6 years later. The hospital scene at 36:00 is exactly how my uncle described his dad passing. He lives a couple of hours away, so he didn't visit super often. When he did though, he always felt like he was being crushed by the weight of the world because his dad got worse and worse. The last 4 or 5 days he drifted in and out of consciousness, his mind was so far gone that the only noticeable thing was that his body language changed whenever my uncle entered the room. There was some twinkle in his eyes, but he did not know how to talk anymore. The last week, they made him as comfortable as possible by playing piano music and projecting calming scenes (like a beach) on one of the walls.

*is fine* Jack: starts crying Well shit ok imma cry too now

When I first watched this 4 years ago, I thought it was sad but I didn't cry. I had no idea that 3 years later my mom would be diagnosed with leukemia in March of 2019 after 10 years of struggling with blood related health issues. I was there every step as she went through treatment and seemingly it died down around May and we made it to the 6th floor of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, which not many cancer patients make it to. There was so much hope. There was even a match to get a marrow transplant. Unfortunately the slow down didn't last and it came back full force around June, making her unable to have that transplant. It had gone too far now and we were told chemo wasn't going to work anymore. She asked for a DNR and that she have her last days be in the comfort of her own home in her own bed. I watched as my dad, who I've only seen cry once in my life, lose himself in another room so she wouldn't hear him cry. I watched as every month that went by after that my mom slowly withering away. She forced herself through her 60th birthday, through thanksgiving, through Christmas and finally New Years. New Years Eve was finally the day she could barely keep consciousness. The death rattle had already kicked in a week before that. At 12:45pm on January 1st, 2020 she passed away in her bed and my dad and sister watched with me as she gasped for her last breath and she was gone. I had never seen someone die before, but I knew I definitely hadn't wanted it to be family; especially my mom. Especially in the very home I still have to live in alone, her door always closed. Watching this now, I fully understand the frustrations and heartache and the hopelessness of watching someone you love be eaten away by cancer day by day. And I cried this time.

Watched this when it came out and I remember skipping through it being all confused. I watched it again today, 1.5 years after my little brother was diagnosed with stage 4 hepatoblastoma at 11 years old, and a month after he was given 3 months to live. I feel like I’m watching it in slow motion, dissecting every word in that game. I love you, Benny, 100 years wouldn’t be enough with you.

when i watched this 5 years ago i didnt realize how much this would hurt to watch. coming back to watch it all again in one sitting hurts. My Step Mother, Gina was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago and she finally beat it a few months ago. 3 YEARS of fighting and she beat it. I am still so very proud of her. Cancer is a real thing and its terrifying.

You'd be an amazing father

It’s already 2020 and this still makes me sad

My dad and my aunt were recently diagnosed with cancer. I haven’t watched this since it first came out, but I felt I needed to watch it again.

My niece died of cancer years ago. She was 9 yrs old. I like to remember her smiling and running everywhere as she used to do in life. Greetings to heaven, Daphne.

It's funny, cancer seems like this far off thing that could never affect you or anyone you love. Until it does. Love You Mom. 1971-2015.

The Dehydration scene is hard for me to watch. When Joel starts crying it breaks my heart. I can't imagine the pain that poor baby had to go through.

When I watched this 5 years ago, I was far too young to understand the beautiful symbolism of this game. I was far too young to understand how impactful this game really is. And far too young to understand how ruthless cancer can be. Now in 2021 I sit watching this while bawling my eyes out. Now knowing how terrible cancer is. Now knowing what it’s like to have a loved one fighting. This game is truly beautiful and so ungodly impactful. I’m just so awestruck with how well they were able to capture emotions and how well they caught the watcher/players attention... on another note if anyone is going through a tough time right now, you have to know that you’re not alone. That you matter. And that no matter how small what you do effects the people around you. You are cared for. And if you ever need help, don’t be afraid to reach out. The first step is always the hardest but I strongly encourage it! You deserve to feel happy and to be at peace with yourself. Stay safe everyone! :)

As someone who had cancer I never realized how draining it was for the people around ne

You know.. I know this video is old, but I watched other people’s reactions, Jack’s was the most touching. He showed the most emotion without hesitating. That’s what I like about you, jack.

Your grandma would be proud of the man you’ve become

The part with Joel just wailing, unable to be comforted, just the amount of discomfort and possible pain he must be in, just the sound pains my heart so much that I can't keep from crying too. I want to hold him. I want to comfort him, but I can't. I can only sit and listen... and cry because I can't do anything to sooth him. It's sad that he passed, but at least he is no longer in pain. At least now, he is no longer suffering. My prayers go out to the Green family for their loss.

I cried so hard at 1:38:05 because it literally hit my heart too hard.

"The worst part about cancer isn't what it does to you, but what it does to everyone around you" -Wade Wilson

The song at 33:20 I immediately recognized. It’s How Great Thou Art. A man wrote it after he lost his entire family on a ship that sank. I sing it at church sometimes

Seeing how Jack talks to Joel even though he's just being seen through the game is heartbreaking, because there's obvious instinctual affection there, and the way the game is made really makes you attach to Joel, so it really hurts so much more when he passes

The dehydration chapter hurt so much to watch, but what made me ugly cry was Joel at the end...That's what his life is like in heaven...Pancakes and bubbles with Manju, forgetting all about the pain and suffering that cancer had caused him. And to this day, he's waiting for his family to join the picnic.

your heart is so pure, jack. you are an amazing person, please keep being yourself, always.

It literally kills me hearing little kids cry

38:18 this part is too emotional for jack to handle

God, the difference between his mood between 0:00 and 1:38:05 is gigantic

Watching in 2019... Different time. Same story. Same heartbreak.

"Men don't cry" "Boys don't cry" "Grown ups don't cry ".... Those statements are the wrongest statements you will ever hear. Crying is emotion , emotion is human. If you didn't cry you are a robot.

It's too unbearable for me to listen. It brings all the dark clouding memories for my fight against cancer. I would easily/gladly want to trade my survival just so I could hear Joel laugh again. Just why do I get the chance to live, but little brave Joel doesn't. This just ain't fair

I've lost family members to Cancer. For me, when i got the call that my Grandfather had Cancer, I fell to my knees, i didn't cry, I didn't scream... i couldn't move. After about 10 minutes, The words finally became clear. I cried harder than I have ever cried, I hugged myself and Screamed and cursed Cancers name. After about a week we were able to see my grandfather, he looked so fragile... he looked like he could fall apart any second. Went to his bed side and told him all my dreams for the future, i wanted to have a big house, lots of money and have my dream car (A Honda Civic), he told me that he'd get that car for me, with a little bit of bribing. We laughed and he told me "Im going to watch you walk across that Highschool grad stage, Just like i saw your brother do" He promised and i said thank you, hugged him and went to the bathroom to cry. About a month later, sorrounded by the ones he loved, took his last breath. I'll never be able to here his laugh, or any of his Thousands of dad jokes he had. I learned something from this tho, Cancer has one job, to hurt you. But something people forget is that you win no matter what. If you take medical treatment that make it easier to live with cancer, you take some/all the pain away. If you get it removed and it never comes back (Or comes back after a while), it is gone so it can't hurt you And if you pass away because of it, you feel no pain, you are now free from the pain and the toll You win no matter what outcome happens to you.

I was in tears when I heard the story about. Jack's grandma :-(

“When a man cries, it’s not because he’s weak, but because he’s been strong for too long.”

Jack talking about his grandma still makes me tear up after all these years

rewatching this after recently losing my mom to cancer makes this 1000x more heart breaking. i’ll always miss you mom.

This is hard to watch, especially for me. When I was only 4 years old, my Mom died in a car accident. I was sitting at the table at my grandparent's house, coloring a colouring book, when my grandpa came inside, and told me that my Mom died. In 2015, around father's day, my Dad started to develop a cough. Over the months it got worse, and he slowly started losing weight. He went to clinics many times, but they were convinced it was a rare cough that lasted a few months, and would go away by itself. He went to the Hospital a few times, after the clinics weren't helping. They ran CT scans and did bloodwork to try to find out what it is. By now his cough was so bad, he couldn't even speak. So he stayed in the Hospital for a few days. Every day we came to visit him. His cough slowly started going away. They found out it was nemonia (I don't know how to spell it) and started curing it quickly. On September 19, 2015, my Dad was diagnosed with Cancer, in his colon. On September 23, the doctors thought he was doing good enough to leave the hospital. We all celebrated my birthday, September 24, 2015. I turned 13 years old. On September 25, Dad's cough came back worse than before, and he was tooken back up to the Hospital by his friend. They found out that the Cancer spread to his lungs. We visited him in as much as we could. On September 28, he was talking again, making jokes, and laughing. It was as if everything was back to normal now. It was 10 o'clock pm and time for us to leave, I said "Bye Dad!" He relied "Bye Josh" and just before I stepped out of the room, I told him "I love you." and he said "I love you too." Those were the last words my Dad said to me. We went to see him the next day. We were told that he wasn't doing so good. His right lung shut down, and he was sleeping when we got there. Around 12:00 he woke up crying in pain, everyone jumped up and started talking to him at the same time. Things like "Don't worry we'll take care of the kids" and "what's wrong?" The nurses gave him stuff for his pain. He then fell back asleep. On September 29th, 1:00pm - 5 days after my birthday, my Dad died.

It’s so sad because all of the pictures at the end, they looked so happy, Joel looked really happy, it shows how much the parents care.

my mom didn't show symptoms for cancer until it was too late. it turned out it was already stage 4 colon cancer that had spread to her liver before she even knew. i was born very early, nearly 3 months early, because of it. medicine helped her live for almost a year, but she died when i was 11 months old. i've just turned 16... my dad is still broken.

1:14:50 i can actually feel the pain in Joel's tears, its heartbreaking what cancer patients go through, let alone a baby. May Joel rest in peace.

Here in 2019. Rip Joel. We dont know you, we've never met you, but everyone who's watched this are sending love to you and your family. We've all shared tears with jack(more tears than it should've been) and we hope you're ok with God.

It always breaks me when you say “he was real”, I would give up the world to hug Joel

I came here to rewatch after the news that technoblade passed away from cancer today but now I’m not sure I can. It’s too painful

When I watched this 6 years ago it was difficult. Since then I lost my one year old baby cousin to leukemia. No one should have to deal with the pain of this horrible disease. Let alone a baby. Say it with me everyone…FUCK CANCER. Rest In Peace, Baby Jaylah 2013-2014

Imagine hearing that you can’t save your child. You watch them get weaker and weaker and sicker and sicker and there’s literally nothing you can do but watch them slowly slip away.

i started crying litarly when he talked about his grandma

I lost my grandma back in 2017 to breast cancer. She was, I want to say, 65 when she died, and that was still too soon for her to leave us. I can’t imagine what the Green’s went through, losing someone as precious as their young son. I was never close with my grandma, but it hurt every time I’d come home from the bus and see my mom walking out of her room with red eyes puffy, trying to act strong for me, even if she knew I knew she was just crying. I know this video is an older one, but I still connect to it. Sorry to hear about your grandma , jack.

I enjoyed coming back to this video it gave me a sense of relief, I lost my grandfather last year, but it took until now to properly grieve or cry until now. That relief that isn't because because he's gone, its because he's feeling better now its okay. I hope he is up there, sitting, reading his favorite books, tinkering around with all his old electronics and laughing like he always did.

“I need to move on or I won’t be able to move on”

1:11:20 just that feeling of: your so sad you cant be sad anymore, your just mad, and then you cant be mad anymore. You're just tired. You're so tired. You just want things to be better.

Man I remember watching this when it was first posted but it hits me way differently now. I lost my mum in 2021 to a terminal illness and that card section at the hospital just reminds me of the last time I got to see her. I didn't have the chance to say how much I loved her and I never got to say a proper goodbye. It still tears me apart inside.

literally started crying just from the start, i've seen this before and i'm still a mess from it.

As someone who has a sibling who had cancer, I could really relate to the first scene. I remember constantly asking my mom when my sister would talk. She was five, why wasn't she talking yet? She was seven, why wasn't she talking yet? She was nine, why wasn't she talking yet? The day I noticed her speaking in full sentences was the coolest day of my life. I though, this is the day. We're communicating, that's so fucking cool. And it made me realize, she could hear me, she understood what I was saying, but she just couldn't respond. Luckily, she made a full recovery and is a healthy kid today. I don't know what I would've felt if she didn't. It was a very complicated and frustrating moment of my life.

The line “I should be yelling. Why am I not yelling?” hit me way too hard

When I watched this for the first time, I cried with Jack, even though I didnt understand how it felt to lose someone like that. However just back in November I lost my great grandmother to stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She was one of the sweetest people I knew, and now I'm rewatching this months later and remembering this. Not because of how sad it was to lose her, but because of how strong we've (my family and I) have had to be since her death. I miss her dearly, and I'll never forget her. Gram, I miss you, and I love you more than anything.

i think this quote fits well for this game specifically "we dont cry because things are sad, we cry because they are more beautiful than we could have ever imagined"

When he started talking about his grandma, my grandma suddenly opened the door saying she's home.

I love Sean's emotions in this. He's not playing like it's a game, more like Joel is someone e he knows and likes. He seems so genuinely happy when Joel laughs, and so heartbroken when he cries or when Joel says 'You're my friend, I love you' It's just amazing and I actually did cry, like, a lot The end just killed me.... This brave little boy, tired and just done with fighting, laying down his sword and shield... And just... resting

I have to admit that I didn't want to watch this video. At the age of 10, I was diagnosed with Papillary Carcinoma Thyroid Cancer. This game brought out the things that still make me shake and cry to this day. The pain of not only the fighter/survivor, but of the family who sit there and fight with you. This game is TOO real. It's beauty not only unprecedented, but expressed through one of the most meaningful stories that I've ever seen. Thank you Sean, for bringing this game to 7.4 million eyes. Without you, many people wouldn't have experienced this beautiful, beautiful game.

I’ve never been good with emotions myself and worse when it comes to sad kids but after seeing marks gameplay and knowing what is to go and what happens to Joel, I had to pause a few times to just breathe and cry. I haven’t experienced cancer personally or known anyone while they went through it but this makes me feel so deeply. This game is amazing. My heart goes out to the Greens’ definitely.

A note of encouragement: As of 09/2019, Ryan and Amy are still married (often, couples that experience the death of a child go through divorce), the daughter that Amy mentions during the Doctor's visit is named Zoe ("life" in Greek), and it seems like the family is healing well together, and still have confidence that they'll see Joel in Heaven with Jesus. I'd like to encourage you to buy "That Dragon, Cancer," even if you don't play it. We don't often get to see something so deeply personal, and I think almost all of us were touched by the life and faith of Ryan, Amy, Joel, and the rest of their family.

who else feels like jack who be a amazing dad ?

This game really touched me as I lost my mom, two of my aunts, and my grandparents to cancer. It's really hard you know, like how you stayed with them and they tried to be strong and happy even though their health is drastically worsening. I remember one time when my aunt told me to watch over my grandma as she was preparing her dinner (this is was less than 2 weeks before she died). I sat down next to her and asked how she was doing and she told me that she was fine. She then calmly told me to remove something that is attached to her body (like a hospital apparatus), I told her that there was nothing attached and she was perfectly fine. She then did not calmed down and then frantically said it again to me over and over again. So then I called my aunt and she calmed down my grandma telling her that it will be alright. That's when i realized that she was nearly dying and the cancer already reached her brain causing her to be like that. It's so f- up.

i usually dont cry much, but this video made me stream tears. ive never lost a loved one, but seeing this made my heart break. joel i promise i will give you all the pancakes and pugs you want in heaven.

The dad's dialogue makes me so sad. "He's just a bit delayed" "Who am I to him? Well, I'm dah-dah" "Pat his little cheek, Isaac! Look you made him jolly" "He's good at laughing!" and his calm tone like omg and his pure love for Joel and they way he discusses cancer to Isaac.... it's just so calming and sad

Damn man i can't look at someone who's usually so happy and see him so emotional... Made me cry as well :(

watching this in 2021 and i still am crying because it makes me feel like my old self, when i was little watching same exact video and cry while watching it. The story itself its quite emotional.

It’s interesting how different this hits years later. I first watched this not long after I survived cancer myself in my mid-20s and it still destroyed me to watch this perspective and think about the fact that my parents probably felt similarly to this when I first got diagnosed. Now, I’m married and my wife and I are getting ready to start a family and I find myself more in the parents’ shoes rather than “watching them through the window” so to speak. Like I have no idea how I would react if any of our children get diagnosed with something like this. At any age, not just in infancy. Still excited to be a dad but the “what ifs” like this still scare me…

I've been through something that has affected me for years now. When I was 9 me and my friend Pete were playing on his jungle Jim. He fell off the top and landed on his head. I thought he was dead but when we went to the hospital we found out he damged his school and his brain. He then got a mental disorder and was in a wheelchair. All of his friends left him but I was there. We always rode down the street with his chair. I loved him, he was my brother. I one day went to his house and his mom opened the door and hugged me. she pointed to the back of the room and his wheelchair was there, with flowers and a picture of me and him on it. I was 14 at the time, I'm 17 now and watching this reminded me of him. It was hard righting this while crying. I just miss him so much. If you read this and experienced something like this please share your story.

Who else cried with jack

I watched this years ago when it came out and I’m still heartbroken about it. Time to rewatch it and relive the pain

I come back to watch this every now and then, especially when the anniversary of my great aunts passing comes by. In hospice with stage 4 cancer, can barely lift her head, and she would be asking us to contact her job to tell them that she would be better soon and would be going back as soon as she was out. Despite not completely understanding her situation but nonetheless she was motivated and hopeful til her last breath. This raw emotion. It's intense. It's overwhelming. But its necessary. And it helps me heal.

Most people likely don't care but my grandfather died in hospital not of cancer. Nobody really told me what it was but that it wasn't cancer. He was in hospital a few weeks before he passed away. He couldn't tell time anymore and when ever he saw me and my sister he said that is Was so nice of us to visit him before school. we told him that it was after school but we also said it was nice of him to really care. Before he had been in hospital he had problems not nobody knew about. Not even him. To me and my sister he was always so mean but it was just his problems. When he actually passed away my dad let me and my sister sleep in and wake up at our own time. When I did wake up my dad and my sister were in my room. I was laying there in question as they told me that my grandpa passed away. I turned around and layed back down crying. My dad and my sister left the room and we spend the day home. The next morning was a school day but my dad let us stay home again to the weekend. over the weekend we got told his funeral was next week. On Monday at school I didn't really talk much besides to when the teacher put me in a group otr to answer a question. At Home I just played video games and bad a few snacks but still didn't really talk. I was so upset when he left. I got back to talking to people the next day but I was still sad. But I also remembed no matter how bad he was he was always better than the grandpa I have now. For the few people who read this and cared thank you.

Today’s the anniversary of Joels death, rest in peace buddy ❤️

Coming back to this video after the death of my nana and hearing him talk about his grandma helped me through all over the emotions I was feeling at the time having to watch your loved one forget and not remember you is the most heartbreaking feeling I think you can feel someone who you’ve grown up with for years suddenly gone all their personality and spebech and just all of them seems to leave but knowing that they will be going somewhere where their not alone and their happy and safe,

My friend had stage 3 cancer. It was the most depressed I’ve ever been. I wish I can still se you again. Rest easy. 2006-2018

1. Jack would be an amazing father. I hope him and Wiishu is it? His girlfriend, I hope they create a happy life together. 2. God dammit. I promised myself I wouldn't cry but when I read the notes with Jack I just couldn't help it. 3. I'm sorry for your loss Jack and I hope it gets easier because it hasn't for me, which leads me into 4. I don't want to seem self centred or anything but I've lost three people to cancer. One was my dadi (paternal grandmother). She passed last year 2015. One month before her birthday. I miss her a lot. I wish I could tell her about my depression, my bisexuality, my problems. She would understand, she wouldn't judge me. Even though I'm muslim and bisexual. Even though she may not agree with it, she would be there for me. I need her because she's my strength. Without her, I'm afraid to tell anyone how I feel or who I like. Anybody else who has lost someone recently or at anytime in their life, I pray for you. I pray you heal. Stay strong because it's a tough world but you'll get through it. I know you will Xxx Your friend, Soufia

42:12 I feel this scene is one of the most important scenes. It represents everyones veiw of the topic The doctor is stressed out because he doesn't want to seem nonhuman, but he has to tell the news The dad wants this all to be over, and is trying to find solutions The mom is really stressed and wants her son to stay, because if he died, she would fear everyone would judge her and insult her. Im not sure about the other lady though. The water, represents all the emotions, tears, and lies that are being fed into it. It represents all the stress and money. It represents everything.

I had watched this when I was younger, I hadn’t lost anyone to anything at the time. Years later I’ve lost my great grandmother, my grandmother, and my grandfather to cancer in only a 4 year span. I’m not sure why I came back to watch this knowing it would get me tearing up, but I did anyway.

I've always been so afraid of my family or friends getting cancer. This breaks my heart, I've had to pause this about 6-12 times so I wouldn't cry. To everyone who's lost somebody to cancer, I pray you are doing as well as you can. To cancer survivors, I am SO proud of you. And to the people fighting cancer? I am praying for all of you, and even though you may not know me, I am with you step by step. Rest well everyone, and remember to hug your loved ones and remind them you love them. You never know when this could strike if it does.

If you listen close... you can hear the sound of 1.5 million hearts breaking as one...

It's even more sad when its based on a true story

I can’t imagine life without my daughter Daisy. She brings so much joy and happiness to our family. Daisy was born on May 3rd, 2006, a day that will forever be etched in my memory. Since then, my love for her has only grown stronger each passing day. My wife Claudia has been an incredible partner to me and mother to Daisy. She has shown immense love and care towards Daisy, making sure she is always safe and happy. Together, we have created a loving and nurturing environment for our daughter to thrive in. Daisy's presence in our lives has brought us closer as a family. We cherish every moment spent with her, from her first steps to her infectious laughter. Seeing her grow and develop has been the most rewarding experience of our lives. I am grateful every day for the love and happiness my wife and daughter bring into my life. They are my world, and I cannot imagine a future without the❤🥲

i've never been more in love with a giggly little ball of polygons than i realized i was about 20 minutes into watching this

In this I have also realized that Jack/Sean is going to be such a great father

dude i found this video just now, despite it being up for years, and i can't help but wonder if i have never seen it because the universe was hiding it from me until i needed it. one of my closest friends got diagnosed with lung cancer a month ago and idk how i'm going to be able to handle it. she's been my lifeline for years and it's kinda hard i'm not gonna lie, knowing that i can't save her this time like i always try to. that's our thing, ya know? she helps me, i help her. she's younger than me, and i've always felt like i needed to protect her since her dad died. like a sister. and it's just.. it's hard. i doubt anyone will read this, but i just kind of wanted to rant. i cut my hair with her, and they made a wig for her out of it, which may sound creepy, but she said she likes having control over anything she can, which makes since. i mean, she's 12 with cancer, you barely get any control over things. idk, i just kinda needed to rant. if anyone actually took the time to read this, thanks and i love all of y'all. also, if anyone is going through the same/similar, you can always reach out to me. ig that's all i had to say : )

Still after 5 years the story about his grandma still makes me cry

I seriously had to watch this in small amounts. Such an emotional game 😢

Babys laughter is the best. But Babys crying is literally the worst...

the Dehydration scene is the hardest part to watch. wish i could do anything to lessen the pain they were feeling. nobody deserves to be hurt that much.

Loss is incredibly difficult. Ive had friends and family who have suffered and lost the fight to cancer. My aunt is suffering with it now, and to come back to this video is shattering. Not in a bad way, this video has always helped me cope. And seeing Jack relate helps me feel more comfortable in the grief that still plague's me. I truly love this video.

Its nice being able to cry with everyone here. Even though these are just usernames and pixels it feels like you guys and sean are standing beside me just having moments. Reading everyone else comments realizing I'm not the only one who has been through terrible times makes me feel not alone.

Does anyone else think Jack would make a great Father?

He would’ve been eleven in eight days💔

literally watching this the 5th time for the past year and i still cried at every scene.. but jack and joel laughing and giggling together made me smile even if i was crying..

I've had this in my watch later for a while now, but today I was able to take the time and go through this wild journey. This was a seriously powerful time, and I really admire your respect and openness when reacting to the story. I know decisively religious video games could be annoying to some degree, but the way you handled it was stellar. This video, long and draining as it was, has made my respect for you as a person grow even greater. What you said, and especially what you didn't say, makes it clear that you have the understanding (and maturity) to not recoil when other people express what they believe. If only more people could be like that.