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​Cissy Houston breaks her silence on Bobbi Kristina Brown's condition


UPDATED FEBRUARY 6, 2019 11:14 AM EST

Just daysafter Bobbi Kristina Brown was moved to a rehabilitation center, Cissy Houstonhas broken her silence on the condition of her granddaughter. In an exclusive interviewwith New York's WBLS on Wednesday, the 81-year-old says there's "not agreat deal of hope" for recovery.

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Cissy Houston has broken her silence on granddaughter Bobbi's condition Photo: Getty Images

Whitney Houston's mother confirmed Bobbi's move to the new facility almost twomonths after the 22-year-old was hospitalized at Emory University Hospital in Georgia after being found in an unresponsive state."She's the same," said Cissy. "So I'm asking everyone to pray tothe Lord, who we know can do something about it."

Cissy's public comments are the first from the Houston side of thefamily who have remained quiet throughout this ordeal. Both Cissy andBobbi's aunt Pat Houston have remained by her bedside.

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Cissy has been by Bobbi's bedside for months Photo: Getty Images

Although thefamily is trying to keep up hope that Bobbi's condition will improve, Cissyseems to have come to peace with the situation. "I give it to God one timebecause I know he is able and I cannot change a thing," she said."If he works a miracle, thank God. If it happens the other way, I'malright."

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Bobbi's mother Whitney died three years ago Photo: Getty Images

This tragedy comes three years after Bobbi's mother Whitney wasfound dead in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel. The coroner's report said shesuccumbed to an accidental drowning with heart disease and drug use ascontributing factors.

Listen to Cissy's interview below:

Cissy Houston Breaks Silence on Bobbi Kristina's Health w/ Shaila!