Nick Cannon is praising Alyssa Scott for her strength following the death of their son Zen.
The actor, 41, announced Tuesday on his eponymous daytime show,Nick Cannon, that his 5-month-old son,Zen, recently died of brain cancer. Cannon and Scott welcomed the infant back in June.
“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,” Cannon said of the model.
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The talk show host explained that they took Zen, who was Cannon’s seventh child, to the doctor when he was 2 months old after they noticed that his head seemed larger than normal.
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The doctors discovered fluid building up in Zen’s head and a malignant tumor that required brain surgery. He subsequently had the surgery and a shunt to drain the fluid from his head.
Cannon then said that Zen’s health took a turn for the worse around Thanksgiving as the “tumor began to grow a lot faster.”
The comedian said they spent “quality time” with Zen over the weekend in California, where he brought him to the ocean with Scott on Sunday before having to fly back to New York for his show.
Cannon shared through tears that this weekend was the last time he held his son.
“I didn’t know how I was gonna handle today but I just really wanted to grieve with my family, people who love you. 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,” Cannon told his audience. “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.”
Additionally, Cannon welcomed daughterPowerful Queenlast December with Brittany Bell, with whom he also shares 4-year-old sonGolden. Cannon is also dad to 10-year-old twins (son Moroccan and daughter Monroe) with ex-wife Mariah Carey
source: people.com
