2023年02月03日 里奇·斯迈利称儿子布兰登·斯迈利的死是“可怕的噩梦”

 

In an emotional video, comedian Rickey Smiley candidly spoke about his grief following his son Brandon Smiley's death, sharing that it feels like "somebody is stomping on my chest."
在一段情绪激动的视频中，喜剧演员瑞奇·斯迈利坦率地讲述了他在儿子布兰登·斯迈利去世后的悲痛，并分享说感觉就像“有人在踩我的胸膛”。
 
Rickey Smiley is reeling from the death of his 32-year-old son, Brandon Smiley.
里奇·斯迈利因 32 岁的儿子布兰登·斯迈利的去世而深受打击。
 
The comedian opened up about his grief in an emotional video recently posted on Instagram. In the 11-minute clip, which was filmed a day after Brandon's passing, Rickey candidly shared how "the sadness is setting in" on himself and the rest of the family in the wake of the tragic loss.  
"I feel bad for my other kids," he bemoaned. "My kids are confused. They don't know what to do."
“我为我的其他孩子感到难过，”他哀叹道。“我的孩子很困惑。他们不知道该怎么办。”
 
Rickey continued, "I just never thought I would be a member of an organization where you have to bury your kids. It's a terrible nightmare."
里基继续说道，“我从来没有想过我会成为一个组织的成员，在那里你必须埋葬你的孩子。这是一场可怕的噩梦。”
 
Explaining how he initially didn't cry due to "shock," the 54-year-old went on to describe his emotions as "somebody stomping on my chest and it's just non-stop."
这位 54 岁的老人在解释他最初是如何因为“震惊”而没有哭泣时，接着将自己的情绪描述为“有人踩在我的胸口上，而且一直不停”。
 
"Tears are coming down your eyes but you ain't crying," Rickey said. "And then you crying and ain't no tears coming down your eyes."
“眼泪从你的眼里流下来，但你没有哭，”里基说。“然后你哭了，你的眼里没有眼泪。”
 
The Rickey Smiley For Real star said that while his mother is shaken over Brandon's death—having texted him just hours before he died—the tragedy hit his youngest son Malik the hardest.
 Rickey Smiley For Real明星说，虽然他的 母亲对布兰登的死感到震惊——在他死前几个小时给他发了短信——这场悲剧对他最小的儿子 马利克 打击最大。
 
"He got his own issues," Rickey explained of the 21-year-old. "He's fighting to stay alive because he's dealing with a lot, dealing with depression and anxiety."
“他有自己的问题，”里奇谈到这位 21 岁的球员时解释道。“他正在为活命而战，因为他要应对很多事情，应对抑郁和焦虑。”
 
Elsewhere in the video, Rickey lamented how he "wasn't perfect," but gave it his all when it came to parenting his children. "I didn't play no games," he said as he held back his tears. "I just tried to be the best dad I could be. That's all. It is what it is."
在视频的其他地方，Rickey 感叹自己“并不完美”，但在抚养孩子方面全力以赴。“我没有玩任何游戏，”他忍住眼泪说。“我只是想成为最好的父亲。仅此而已。就是这样。”
 
A memorial for Brandon has been scheduled for Feb. 4. It will be held in Rickey's hometown of Birmingham, Ala.
布兰登的追悼会定于 2 月 4 日举行。它将在里基的家乡阿拉巴马州伯明翰举行。
 
Since Brandon's passing, the comic has been leaning on his faith. As he wrote on Instagram Jan. 31, "Even in the midst of your darkest hour, #God is still good. God gave me so many good years with my son… I don't have anything to complain about. If you think you've having a bad day, give God some praise."
自从布兰登去世后，这部漫画就一直依靠他的信仰。正如他1 月 31 日在 Instagram 上写道的那样，“即使在你最黑暗的时刻，#God 仍然是善良的。上帝给了我这么多美好的时光和我的儿子......我没有什么可抱怨的。如果你认为你今天过得很糟糕，给上帝一些赞美。”
 
He added in an accompanying video, "I am certainly blessed."
他在随附的视频中补充说，“我当然很幸运。”
 
A cause of death for Brandon has not been made public. He is survived by friends and family, including his daughter Storm, 3, his mom Brenda, and sisters D'Essence, 25, Taylor, 22, and Aaryn,
布兰登的死因尚未公开。他的家人和朋友都幸免于难，包括他 3 岁的女儿斯托姆、他的母亲布伦达，以及 25 岁的姐妹德森斯、22 岁的泰勒和 21 岁的艾琳。