EXCLUSIVE: Wracked with guilt over Bobbi Kristina's death, Bobby Brown confides: 'I should have made her go to rehab and become her guardian - just like Britney Spears' father did to save her.'

  • Bobby says he should have forced Nick Gordon to move out of her townhouse and leave her alone — legally, if necessary
  • He's furious that someone close to the daughter he called Krissy would take a photo of her in her last hours, published in the National Enquirer
  • Now Bobby is facing another crisis with his wife as Daily Mail Online has learned she is suffering from severe diabetes
  • Alicia Etheredge had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital on the day of Krissy's funeral
  • Jamie Spears was named conservator of Britney's personal and financial life and protection from former manager Sam Lufti, after her meltdown

Bobbi Kristina Brown was laid to rest beside her mother, Whitney Houston, yesterday but her father, Bobby Brown, was not there. 

He is reeling over her tragic death, telling friends he could have prevented it and is beating himself up over not fighting harder for her life.

'Bobby has so much guilt that it is eating him up every day,' a close family friend explained to Daily Mail Online exclusively.

'He told me he should have insisted Krissy get help for her drug addiction and he should have forced Nick Gordon to move out of her townhouse and leave her alone — legally, if necessary.'

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Tears: He is reeling over her tragic death, telling friends he could have prevented it and is beating himself up over not fighting harder for her life

Tears: He is reeling over her tragic death, telling friends he could have prevented it and is beating himself up over not fighting harder for her life

The singer is facing another crisis with his wife Alicia Etheredge. Daily Mail Online has learned she is suffering from severe diabetes. On the day of Bobbi Kristina's funeral, she had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital

The singer is facing another crisis with his wife Alicia Etheredge. Daily Mail Online has learned she is suffering from severe diabetes. On the day of Bobbi Kristina's funeral, she had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital

Bobbi Kristina's grave, marked by a flower pot, at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, NJ. Krissi is buried next to her mother, Whitney Houston. Bobby Brown and his wife  did not attend the cemetery service Monday

Bobbi Kristina's grave, marked by a flower pot, at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, NJ. Krissi is buried next to her mother, Whitney Houston. Bobby Brown and his wife  did not attend the cemetery service Monday

And now Bobby is facing another crisis with his wife Alicia Etheredge, who Daily Mail Online has learned, is suffering from severe diabetes. On the day of Bobbi Kristina's funeral, she had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital.

Bobbi Kristina was found unresponsive, face-down in the bathtub at her Roswell, Georgia townhouse by her live-in boyfriend, Nick Gorgon last January. 

After being in a medically-induced coma for five months,  the family released a statement that Bobbi Kristina had been moved to Peachtree Christian Hospice in Atlanta. On July 26 Bobbi Kristina died at the age of 22.

'Bobby says he was her father no matter what age she was and he should have fought her or anyone else who stopped her from saving her from herself,' says the friend.

He realizes his daughter saw a lot of drugs and domestic abuse growing up in the house with him and her mother, Whitney, who basically lived in a drug-infested den.

But he says he should have tried harder to make it right after Whitney died.

'Bobby told me "I should have gone to court to get a judge to make Bobbi Kristina go to rehab and then become her guardian — like Britney Spears' father did to save her,"' the friend said.

In 2008 Jamie Spears was granted personal and financial conservatorship  of his daughter and protection from Sam Lufti, her former manager, after she publicly shaved her head and assaulted the paparazzi. 

Jamie and his estranged wife Lynne knew there was clearly something wrong with their daughter and jumped into action. The conservatorship is still in place today and Britney is doing well.

'Bobby's life right now is bittersweet because while Bobbi Kristina was in hospice his wife delivered their baby girl, Bodhi, on July 9,' the insider explained.

Regrets: 'He told me he should have insisted Krissy get help for her drug addiction and he should have forced Nick Gordon to move out of her townhouse and leave her alone — legally, if necessary,' reveals a close friend

Regrets: 'He told me he should have insisted Krissy get help for her drug addiction and he should have forced Nick Gordon to move out of her townhouse and leave her alone — legally, if necessary,' reveals a close friend

In 2008 Jamie Spears was granted personal and financial conservatorship of his daughter and protection from Sam Lufti, her former manager, after she publicly shaved her head and assaulted the paparazzi

In 2008 Jamie Spears was granted personal and financial conservatorship of his daughter and protection from Sam Lufti, her former manager, after she publicly shaved her head and assaulted the paparazzi

Bobby and then pregnant wife Alicia Etheredge visited Bobbi Kristina at the Emory University Hospital in February, before she was moved to a nearby hospice.  Their daughter Bodhi was born on July 9

Bobby and then pregnant wife Alicia Etheredge visited Bobbi Kristina at the Emory University Hospital in February, before she was moved to a nearby hospice.  Their daughter Bodhi was born on July 9

'Bobby was happy that the baby was born healthy but he was torn — his heart was broken and he didn't know what to do.

'Now that Krissy is gone and laid to rest next to her mother Bobby is focused on his wife because she is very sick with severe diabetes and she could die too.'

Diabetes is a serious disease and if blood glucose levels are not regularly monitored and controlled, multiple complications may occur. A hypoglycemic seizure is one of these complications. It is triggered by dangerously low blood sugar levels.This condition may lead to a diabetic seizure. It can be fatal if not treated right away.

Alicia was diagnosed with the diabetes in 2009, when she was pregnant with their son, Cassius, who is now six.

Brown has three other children besides the two with Etheredge: eldest son Landon is currently pursuing a music career and daughter LaPrincia and son Bobby Jr., who are in college.

On July 9, 2015, his daughter with Etheredge, named Bodhi Jameson Rein Brown, was born.

'Bobby says he is so afraid this disease will one day take his wife from him and it would destroy him,' the insider reveals.

Strung out: Bobby realizes his daughter saw a lot of drugs and domestic abuse growing up in the house with him and her mother, Whitney, who basically lived in a drug-infested den.

Strung out: Bobby realizes his daughter saw a lot of drugs and domestic abuse growing up in the house with him and her mother, Whitney, who basically lived in a drug-infested den.

Bobby is making sure Alicia is doing what she is supposed to do, he's making sure she is eating correctly and taking her medicine on time, says the friend.

When he goes back on the road for singing engagements, he will make sure her close friends check in on her to make sure she is okay.

'He is also determined to be a better father and role model to his children because he realizes now how much Bobbi Kristina needed him.

'Krissi was an adult but she clearly needed a dad who cared enough to tell her when she was wrong, and wouldn't back down just because she got angry.

'Bobby says he has a lot of regrets but he also has to stay focused to make things right with his kids and to make sure Alicia is taking care of herself.'

He's angry that someone close to Krissy would take a photo of her in her last hours, published this week in the National Enquirer, and vows to find how who it was. There was a specific list of family and friends who were allowed to see Krissy in her last days. 

Another yet-to-be-seen photo of Bobbi Kristina lying in her codffin during the memorial service last week is bound to intensify the feud between the Brown and Houston families.

'Bobby failed Bobbi Kristina but he vows to never fail his kids again,' says the friend.


 

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