“Brandon’s been my son forever, it seems,” Reba McEntire said through tears. “Although he’s my stepson, I still love him like he’s my total — my blood.” The country icon was visibly shaken at Brandon Blackstock’s funeral, unable to stand without the steady presence of her son Shelby at her side. Mourners watched as Reba, once the pillar of strength, leaned into grief like a mother saying goodbye to her own flesh and blood. And then came her quiet revelation — the final words Brandon whispered to her before his passing, a goodbye so personal, it left even the strongest hearts broken