Words are never enough in situations as these. My prayers for Our family to understand this loss and ask for comfort and peace.
My heart is so broken with the loss of my beautiful niece Brandi ❤️ No matter the situation, you always called me and always had a laugh and a smile that would fill a room. Your enthusiastic energy was contagious 💞 gonna miss you every single day of my life. My heart will never be the the same. Forever in my heart… I love you Brandi!
Your Aunt Ginger ❤️

Well. Today is Monday December 28th. It has taken me a long time to write on here because it seems nearly impossible to find words. I think that the majority of family and friends have corresponded directly and in various other ways although I would encourage others to write here as well eventhough I can understand how very difficult it may feel to do so. It is beautiful outside today and Brandi is on my mind as she has been continuously. I am not sure if I want to write directly to Brandi on here or to everyone reading, so perhaps I will do a bit of both. When I think of words that describe BK, some words that come to mind are Wonderful loving Mom, Beautiful (physically and in personality and spirit), Cool, Kind, Thoughtful, Business Smart, Smart and witty all around, enthusiastic, ambitious, nonjudgemental, fun & funny, smiley, Genuine …. but most importantly.. the descriptive word that really truly comes to my mind is Sweet. I don’t know that I have ever known anyone else as truly sweet as Brandi. I mean, Brandi has ALWAYS been sweet.. just sweet to the core, inside and out. … I keep walking away from writing because my heart is broken and always always will be although I feel that you are with me and with family Brandi. … I can hear your giggle and your voice so clearly that I can feel it.. and I see your big, beautiful, sweet blue eyes.. and that always so pretty long hair. …. I love you so much and I miss knowing that you’re here physically so badly that I just can’t stand it. .. This all seems so incredibly unfair. … A lot of people have come foward with sharing stories of how you reached out to them.. often when nobody else or very few others did so for them. Vivian told me that you spoke with her not long ago and she really loved that. She also told me about a time that she was sitting on the edge of the seal pool talking to you and you sat and listened to her and told her that life was tough but that she would get through it. Awe, BK, I never knew that.. Thank You & that meant a lot to Vivian. *tears* Ging and I were so taken looking at pictures that you saved and we saw a pic you had saved of Aaron and Vivi at Springmaid Myrtle Beach.. so sweet Brandi.. so sweet. .. I have so many thoughts flying through my head right now. Of course, I think about us as kids and being at MawMaw and PopPops, and selling flowers, and at The Place.. and at y’alls house at the golf course when you were really litte. .. makes me smile. .. I was also thinking about how funny Meli was at the beach a few years back and we all enjoyed that and it still makes me smile and giggle.. Meli and Logan are precious and I will always talk about You to them and always love them and be supportive of them, Always. I was also thinking about the totally cool chinese laterns you brought to the beach.. that was so cool and it was funny how one flew into the palm tree in front of where MawMaw’s room had been (actually) and Bear somehow was able to get water up there to put it out.. LOL We all enjoyed that so much! (Me Wes and Berry love you tremendously.. everyone does). I was thinking about you wanting to start a business and thinking about how you enjoy plants, flowers, and walking on the beach looking for sharks teeth. I was thinking about you and playing softball and at the same time thinking of talking to you on Video chat with Mom recently. I was also in home depot recently and just thinking about Spring coming and how much you enjoy plants and flowers as we all do and thinking how I wished to be Spring shopping for those things with you. There are so many, many wonderful things that I could be writing right now and it would never be enough. … Over this past year you accomplished something that so few people are ever able to accomplish; you’re amazing. As phenomenol as that accomplishment is and as proud of you as we all are about it, it is only a small part of how truly amazing you are. Everyone that has ever known you has been blessed to have you in their lives & I have ALWAYS been so proud to say that You, BK Brandi Lynn Kelley are my beautiful, cool cousin! and always will be! I adore you. I have a friend who fought the effects of a spider bite (similar to you) while being in and out of the hospital for around three years from the bite. It seems so random and so difficult to understand how it can be that you are not physically here with us so suddenly. My heart is broken into a million pieces and i will never never stop missing you. I’m grateful for your presense, but I will never stop missing your physical presence here with all of us. There is no promise of tomorrow or today for our time here on earth and it’s very mysterious. Only God knows our times. I know that I love you & I know that you know that…and I know you love me and all of us too and I know you love love love Logan and Meli.. we love them too Brandi. …. Mark, Sue, Brandi, Justin, Logan, Meli, Kennedy… I love you.

Extending my deepest sympathy to the Kelley family at this most difficult time. Brandi was a caring, thoughtful, kind and gentle person. A loving spirit full of laughter and smiles. She thoroughly enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was always willing to do anything to help those in need. I was able to see her grow from a grade-school kid into a mother of two, and see her experience the joys of being a parent. Brandi truly loved her kids, and she was truly loved by her family and friends. Her sudden, unexpected loss is terribly shocking. The pain of losing a child is unimaginable and a nightmare that no one ever thinks they will ever experience. My thoughts and prayers are wholeheartedly with Sue, Mark, Meli, Logan, Justin and the entire family. I will miss Brandi very much. She was always a joy to be around and loved to enjoy every moment of life. She always remembered to call me on my birthday and ask what my birthday meal would be. She was a sweet soul with a big heart, a loving nature, a great softball player, and she was also a great niece. I love you Brandi.

Uncle Marty ❤️