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The source, who declined to be identified, said Brown's
overall condition has not changed. Removing the breathing tube
was a standard course of practice to avoid infection, the source
said.
CNN reported that Brown will now receive air through a hole in
her throat, indicating she will likely remain in that position
for weeks or months rather than of days.
Family members have said Brown, 21, the only child of singers
Bobby Brown and Houston, is fighting for her life at Emory
University Hospital in Atlanta after she was discovered on Jan.
31 face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban home.
They have said little about the aspiring singer's treatment or
medical prognosis. Bobby Brown has asked for privacy.
Police in Roswell, Georgia, are treating the case as a criminal
investigation and have been questioning people about the
circumstances leading up to Brown being found in the tub.
Brown's famous mother, a six-time Grammy Award winner and
actress who battled substance abuse, drowned in a hotel bathtub
in Beverly Hills, California, on Feb. 11, 2012. Authorities said
cocaine use and heart disease contributed to Houston's death at
age 48.
(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Mohammad Zargham and
Paul Tait)
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