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Nick Cannon Mourns The Death Of His 7th Child

Nick Cannon’s 5-Month-Old Son, Zen, Dead From Brain Cancer

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We send our heartfelt condolences to him and his family.

Nick Cannon revealed the sad news on “The Nick Cannon Show” on Tuesday, informing his audience that his 5-month-old son, Zen, who was born earlier this year, with model Alyssa Scott, had died from brain tumor.

Photo of the Remarkables mountain range in Queenstown, New Zealand.

“Today is a special one y’all for many reasons but it’s not gonna be an easy one. I haven’t even shared this with anybody, not even the crew,” his statement began. “I had a very tough weekend.”

When Zen, his seventh kid, was two months old, they brought him to the doctor because his head appeared enormous. “He had this real interesting breathing and by the time he was two months old I noticed…he had this nice sized head, I called it a Cannon head. “

“We didn’t think anything of it, he had a normal Cannon head. But I wanted to take him to the doctor to get the breathing and the sinus thing checked out,” he continued. “We thought it would be a routine process.”

Zen’s physicians detected fluid in his skull as well as a cancerous tumor that necessitated brain surgery. The baby then underwent surgery and a shunt to drain the fluid from his head after that. “We were faithful and hopeful for that time. We carried on, he was still just playing with his brothers and sisters, I embraced every moment,” he added.

“Zen’s mom, Alyssa, was just the strongest woman I’ve ever seen. Never had an argument, never was angry. Was emotional when she needed to be but always the best mom, and continues to be the best mom…”

However, Zen’s health deteriorated around Thanksgiving as the “tumor began to grow a lot faster.” He immediately flew out to Los Angeles to be with Zen and Scott.

“This weekend I made a valid effort to spend the most quality time I could spend with Zen. We woke up on Sunday … and [went] to the ocean … and then I had to fly back to New York for the show,” he shared as he breaks down in tears. “By the time I got in the car and was headed to the airport, I had to turn around.”

“I didn’t know how I was gonna handle today but I just really wanted to grieve with my family, people who love you,” he painfully said to the audience of his show. “I didn’t want to make it about any pageantry so I kind of went back and forth of what I should do but I was always taught, you go through it you grow through it, you keep pushing.”

“I’m here to show that I can fight through this, I’m feeling it, I’m vulnerable, I’m open. this is a special show dedicated to my beautiful son Zen.”

Photo of the Remarkables mountain range in Queenstown, New Zealand.
With ex-wife Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon also has 10-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe, 4-year-old son Golden and 1-year-old daughter Powerful, and 5-month-old twins Zion and Zillion with Abby De La Rosa.

Reactions to Nick Cannon’s 5-month-old son, Zen, Dead From Brain Cancer

damn rip zen cannon 👶 👼 💔 ❤️‍🩹 sorry for your lost nick and Alyssa Scott 😭 #NickCannon #alyssascott #FYP

@JamesLefortnite

Keeping Nick Cannon & family in prayer for the loss of his son Zen 🙏🏾 👼🏾

@KrisHuston77

Oh my goodness…. this is so sad! Sending my love, thoughts & prayers to Nick Cannon and Alyssa Scott for the loss of their 5-month-old son, Zen, who recently passed away from brain cancer. Surrounding the family with love and prayers. ❤️🕊🙏🏾 #RIP

@anthonyscountry

RIP Baby Zen, Nick Cannon’s baby son.♥️🙏🏼👼🏼 #NickCannon #BabyZen

@DRenee0224

Please keep Nick Cannon, the mother of his youngest child, Zen Cannon, and all their loved ones in your prayers as it’s been revealed that the newborn passed away from brain cancer.

@MilagroGramz__

Nooooo😢 Nick Cannon lost his youngest baby Zen from brain cancer😢 Condolences to Nick and Alyssa. RIP Zen🙏🏽😢

@MTrebaldt

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