2023年02月03日 里奇·斯邁利稱(chēng)兒子布蘭登·斯邁利的死是“可怕的噩夢(mèng)”

 

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."
在一段情緒激動(dòng)的視頻中，喜劇演員瑞奇·斯邁利坦率地講述了他在兒子布蘭登·斯邁利去世后的悲痛，并分享說(shuō)感覺(jué)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·斯邁利因 32 歲的兒子布蘭登·斯邁利的去世而深受打擊。
 
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."
“我為我的其他孩子感到難過(guò)，”他哀嘆道。“我的孩子很困惑。他們不知道該怎么辦。”
 
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."
里基繼續(xù)說(shuō)道，“我從來(lái)沒(méi)有想過(guò)我會(huì)成為一個(gè)組織的成員，在那里你必須埋葬你的孩子。這是一場(chǎng)可怕的噩夢(mèng)。”
 
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."
這位 54 歲的老人在解釋他最初是如何因?yàn)?ldquo;震驚”而沒(méi)有哭泣時(shí)，接著將自己的情緒描述為“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."
“眼淚從你的眼里流下來(lái)，但你沒(méi)有哭，”里基說(shuō)。“然后你哭了，你的眼里沒(méi)有眼淚。”
 
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明星說(shuō)，雖然他的 母親對(duì)布蘭登的死感到震驚——在他死前幾個(gè)小時(shí)給他發(fā)了短信——這場(chǎng)悲劇對(duì)他最小的兒子 馬利克 打擊最大。
 
"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."
“他有自己的問(wèn)題，”里奇談到這位 21 歲的球員時(shí)解釋道。“他正在為活命而戰(zhàn)，因?yàn)樗獞?yīng)對(duì)很多事情，應(yīng)對(duì)抑郁和焦慮。”
 
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."
在視頻的其他地方，Rickey 感嘆自己“并不完美”，但在撫養(yǎng)孩子方面全力以赴。“我沒(méi)有玩任何游戲，”他忍住眼淚說(shuō)。“我只是想成為最好的父親。僅此而已。就是這樣。”
 
A memorial for Brandon has been scheduled for Feb. 4. It will be held in Rickey's hometown of Birmingham, Ala.
布蘭登的追悼會(huì)定于 2 月 4 日舉行。它將在里基的家鄉(xiāng)阿拉巴馬州伯明翰舉行。
 
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."
自從布蘭登去世后，這部漫畫(huà)就一直依靠他的信仰。正如他1 月 31 日在 Instagram 上寫(xiě)道的那樣，“即使在你最黑暗的時(shí)刻，#God 仍然是善良的。上帝給了我這么多美好的時(shí)光和我的兒子......我沒(méi)有什么可抱怨的。如果你認(rèn)為你今天過(guò)得很糟糕，給上帝一些贊美。”
 
He added in an accompanying video, "I am certainly blessed."
他在隨附的視頻中補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，“我當(dāng)然很幸運(yùn)。”
 
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,
布蘭登的死因尚未公開(kāi)。他的家人和朋友都幸免于難，包括他 3 歲的女兒斯托姆、他的母親布倫達(dá)，以及 25 歲的姐妹德森斯、22 歲的泰勒和 21 歲的艾琳。