
Bobby Brown says grief 'doesn't stop' after children Bobby Jr. and Bobbi Kristina's deaths
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Cissy Houston, Grammy award-winning gospel singer, dies at 91
Two-time Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston's mother, Cissy Houston, has died from Alzheimer's disease at 91.
Bobby Brown is speaking out about how he has been coping with the deaths of ex-wife Whitney Houston and two of his children in recent years.
On the May 19 episode of "The Jennifer Hudson Show," the R&B singer revealed he has been in therapy to "work through" the sudden deaths of Houston, their daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown and his son Bobby Brown Jr.
The former "Masked Singer" contestant told Jennifer Hudson that he "accepted going to a therapist and really working out all of the issues that I had within me" after "lots of prayer, first and foremost."
Bobbi Kristina died July 26, 2015, at 22 years old after being put in hospice care due to injuries sustained from drowning and drug intoxication. Five years ago, in November 2020, Brown's youngest son, 28-year-old Bobby Jr., died from the combined effects of alcohol, cocaine and fentanyl.
Houston died at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Feb. 11, 2012, after accidentally drowning in a bathtub.
Bobby Brown says he sees late children Bobby Brown Jr., Bobbi Kristina in his dreams
"It's not like it just goes away. It's gonna be with you forever, but it's about coping with it and dealing with it and really paying attention to yourself," Brown told Hudson. His wellness routine includes "Paying attention to how you're feeling when you wake up that day, (asking) 'How am I feeling today?' and letting somebody know how you're feeling that day, not keeping it inside."
In the interview, Brown also expressed his love for his wife Alicia Etheridge-Brown and his five surviving children, thanking them for "standing by me" and for "being there for me when I was down and when I wasn't feeling right and when times get hard."
Houston's death at 48 years old reverberated around the world, but Brown shared that he still misses his ex-wife.
He told Hudson that "she taught me a lot, just a lot about life and love and about living."
"She also taught me sometimes how to hit notes and how not to hit notes. When I would hit bad notes, she'd let me know that I hit a bad note," Brown said, adding, "She is definitely loved and missed in my heart."
On Oct. 7, Brown's former mother-in-law, Cissy Houston, died at 91.
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