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They are on the mend. Brandy is now on the mend after being admitted to Los Angeles for dehydration.
“To my beloved fam, friends and starz — thank you for sending love and light my way. I am following doctors’ orders and getting the rest I need due to dehydration and low amounts of nutrition,” the 43-year-old singer wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, October 12. “Thank you for your prayers and support. Grateful for you all, see you soon.”
According to TMZ reports, the Mississippi native was admitted on Tuesday, 10/10. According to the outlet’s report, her parents went to the hospital to be beside her.
Brandy (born Brandy Norwood), supported her brother just days before her health scare. Ray JAfter the rapper shared messages, 41-year-old Rayj expressed concern about his mental state. “Need you bro @rayj 🙏🏽,” the CinderellaOn Friday, October 7, actress wrote via Instagram alongside a throwback photograph of her and the television host.
Earlier that day, Ray J wrote, “If it wasn’t 4 my Kids I would jump off and die tonight,” in a since-deleted Instagram post.
The Celebrity Big Brother alum then captioned another photo of his feet hanging over the side of a ledge, “SHOULD I JUST JUMP off and end it rit [sic]. Now!!! ????” He then took to his Instagram Story to say he was “trying to figure it out” and wondering whether “maybe this life was a[n] illusion.” The “Wish” musician shares two children with his wife, Princess LoveMelody, daughter, 4; Epik, son, 2. They tied the knot in 2016.
Brandy, for her part, shares one daughter, Sy’Rai, 20, with her ex Robert Smith. In November 2021, Sy’Rai appeared on The Realto discuss her struggles with her body image and compare herself to her mother.
“Seeing my mom dress a certain way or wear certain things when she was on carpets or on set, it was kind of difficult because it was like, ‘Why am I not that way? Why am I not that big? Why was I made the way I was made?’” she shared.
Although the “At Your Best” singer admitted to sometimes feeling like her mother was “embarrassed” of her, she acknowledged that Brandy loved her at any size.
“These are all just insecurities in my head,” she said. “She was never like that. She was always supportive. She knew I was beautiful. She was there to support me, no matter how much weight I wanted. She always believed in me and told me that I was beautiful. Always.”
Sy’Rai continued: “She never felt any of those things that I felt that she felt. I always felt like the odd man out. My whole family is in spotlight. I was the odd man out. It was never that. They still loved me whether I was one weight or another.”
