Nick Cannon opens up about ‘toughest day of his life’ in heart-wrenching post on anniversary of his baby son Zen’s death

Nick Cannon's five-month-old son died one year ago

NICK Cannon has shared the saddest moment of his life to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his son’s death.

Nick had his seventh child, Zen, in June of 2021, and Zen passed away that December.

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Nick Cannon’s five-month-old son died one year agoCredit: Getty
The infant battled brain cancer until his health declined around Thanksgiving of 2021

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The infant battled brain cancer until his health declined around Thanksgiving of 2021Credit: Instagram/Nick Cannon

Nick posted three photos of Zen to Instagram on the anniversary of the child’s death. One of Nick holding Zen, and two professional photos of the baby.

NICK’S TRIBUTE

Nick begins his Instagram caption by saying he’s healing physically, but he’s not healing mentally or spiritually.

He said: “I can’t believe it’s been a year already since the toughest day of my life occurred. Such a painful anniversary.”

He called the experience of losing a child the “heaviest, most dark, and depressive” experience that he will “never get over.”

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Nick said he experiences guilt, pain, and sorrow surrounding the death of his son every day.

He wrote: “I am far from perfect and often fall short and make decisions in my life that many question, but anyone who knows me knows my heart.

“I love hard, I love big, and I love with my entire Heart and Soul and I just wish my Little Man could’ve felt more of that love while he was here on Earth.”

Nick’s spiritual leaders encouraged him to stay strong, but he admitted that being strong in this situation was difficult.

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He then asked everyone to pray for him.

He finished the caption by writing: “Continue to Peacefully Rest My Son, Zen Scott Cannon. We Love you Eternally.”

WHAT HAPPENED?

Doctor’s discovered Zen’s cancer when he was about two months old.

On his television show, Nick said: “Over the weekend, I lost my youngest son to a condition called hydrocephalus…brain cancer.”

Doctors discovered he had a malignant brain tumor that required immediate surgery.

Nick said Zen was “loving and fun” and like his other kids up until Thanksgiving when his health deteriorated and “the tumor began to grow a lot faster.”

Nick spent Zen’s remaining days with him in California, and he held his son for the last time near the ocean on Sunday, December 5.

Nick had Zen with model Alyssa Scott on June 23, 2021, and she was with Nick during their final moments with their son.

Nick wrote: 'Continue to Peacefully Rest My Son, Zen Scott Cannon. We Love you Eternally.'

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Nick wrote: ‘Continue to Peacefully Rest My Son, Zen Scott Cannon. We Love you Eternally.’Credit: Instagam/Alyssa Scott
Nick had Zen with model Alyssa Scott on June 23, 2021

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Nick had Zen with model Alyssa Scott on June 23, 2021Credit: Social Media – Refer to source
Nick asked for people to pray for him

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Nick asked for people to pray for himCredit: Fox

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