Bobbi Kristina Brown has "irreversible brain damage," Cissy Houston says
Shortly after Bobby Brown clarified his comments on daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, Cissy Houston released a statement about her granddaughter's condition, saying she has "irreversible brain damage and remains unresponsive."
Bobbi Kristina Brown was hospitalized Jan. 31 after being found unresponsive in a bathtub inside her Georgia home. She remains in a long-term care facility.
"I have just returned from visiting my granddaughter Bobbi Kristina in the hospital and while she is no longer in a medically induced coma she has a tracheotomy and according to the doctors she has global and irreversible brain damage and remains unresponsive," Houston said in a statement to People this week, adding, "Meeting with the doctors and understanding that she can live in this condition for a lifetime truly saddens me."
Her comments come on the heels of Bobby Brown's latest update on Bobbi Kristina Brown's health condition. During a concert on Saturday, Bobby Brown said his 22-year-old daughter was "awake."
A couple of days later his lawyer, Christopher Brown, clarified those comments, saying, "Bobbi Kristina's condition has changed since moving from Emory University Hospital and there has been improvement. Doctors have indicated that she will have a long life. However, Bobbi Kristina is presently embarking on a rehabilitation process and the quality of her life will not be known for years to come."
Meanwhile, Bobby Brown's wife, Alicia Etheredge-Brown, notes that Bobby Brown was in an "emotional state" while onstage and made his statements regarding his excitement about his 22-year-old daughter.
"My husband made an attempt to correct the negative comments he must endure on a daily basis from both family and the public regarding his daughter's medical condition," she said, noting that Bobby Brown is encouraged by the steps Bobbi Kristina Brown has taken since entering the hospital in January.
Bobbi Kristina Brown's mother, Whitney Houston, was found dead on Feb. 11, 2012, of an accidental drowning in a hotel bathtub in Los Angeles -- just a night before the Grammy Awards.
