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21 Apr, 2015

Irreversible brain damage

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Houston issues a statement saying that Brown’s prognosis is unclear.

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…Meeting with the doctors and understanding that she can live in this condition for a lifetime truly saddens me. We can only trust in God for a miracle at this time.

6 Feb, 2015

Visits granddaughter

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Houston travels from her New Jersey home to be near her granddaughter who remains in a coma at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Family source:

Watching Krissy in the hospital and in the coma is almost more than she can handle. This is almost too much sadness for her to bear.

24 Jan, 2013

Cissy Houston interview

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Winfrey interviews Cissy Houston, and discusses the loss of her daughter.

No. She didn’t listen, I didn’t bother with that you know. Say oh well your choice you know. At that time she was old enough to do what she wanted to.

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