Anna Nicole Smith's Sister Wishes She'd Tried Harder to Reach Model  5/7/07

Anna Nicole Smith Smith's half-sister Donna Hogan regrets giving up on the tragic model when she needed help most.

Hogan, the co-author of new reveal-all Train Wreck: The Life & Death of Anna Nicole Smith, admits she stopped trying to "reach out" to her sibling in interviews because she grew tired of angry comeback.

She says, "The first time I ever did an interview was actually trying to reach out to her and I wish I wouldn't have just give up so easily.

"I gave up because it seemed to just make her angry and I didn't want to act like I was pushing her because I know you can't help somebody who doesn't want to help themselves."

And Hogan wishes the world had a chance to see the real Anna Nicole - as she did.

She adds, "The real Anna - Vicky, as I called her - would be someone that everyone would really like, a lot more that the Anna Nicole that they saw."