Wow, great job on this man. Despite the endless shit the year has put you through, you managed to overcome it, stay positive and productive, and release this really well-animated creation in time for your schoolwork. I wish I had the willpower and work ethic you do, cuz man, I can't even imagine making this in time during my BEST year.
Hope your classes are going well and you've been finishing the semester as best you can, and once its over, do whatever you gotta do to keep your mental and physical state healthy, and overall, make yourself happy. In my most upsetting moments, all I tell myself is that everything may be crap now, but it has to get better from then on. And sometimes that's flat out wrong, but if you tell yourself it's true, you'll get to that point you're anticipating and everything will be okay. Reach out if you need to. Once you're done with classes and back on your feet, I'd love to see more stuff from you.
EDIT: Congrats on front page dude!