I'm very sorry to hear about your Dad, i hope the surgery goes well and he gets better. That took major guts to share with us, and feel free. You are amongst friends. And i totally agree: games are an escape, hobby, just a little breather to get away from the real world for awhile. It gives us a chance to do things we may never do like save princesses, win national championships, wrestling matches or whatever. From previous discussions i know you know how much i love Fantasy Life, so i will suggest this: if you care for platformers, when i need to get away from the world i love a good whimsical platformer. Some good ones were Klonoa, Kirby's Epic Yarn, A boy and his Blob (wii) and right now i really dig Yoshi's Woolley World (wii u.) These all just took me to a place you could only see in your dreams. From your video i know you totally understand what I'm getting at.
good luck and God Bless