Host of America's Got Talent Nick Cannon has revealed that his youngest son, 5-month-old Zen, had died after a battle with brain cancer. The 41-year-old revealed the heartbreaking news on Tuesday morning on his new talk show, The Nick Cannon Show.
Fans have been sending their support and empathy over social media since the news broke.
TW: This article contains depictions and descriptions of infant death and may be triggering to some readers.
The 41-year-old father of seven shared how he and his family discovered their baby was battling a form of brain cancer, and Hydrocephalus, as reported by ET.
"The excess fluid increases the size of the ventricles and puts pressure on the brain."
"He had this interesting breathing and by the time he was two months I noticed he had this nice sized head too — a Cannon head. We didn’t think anything of it."
He revealed his son's health had taken a turn for the worst over Thanksgiving weekend.
"We woke up on Sunday and went to the ocean with him and Alyssa and then I had to fly back to New York for the show."
Nick then shared that he held his son for the last time this past weekend while surrounded by family.
This is an unbelievable loss, and our hearts go out to all of those who loved baby Zen.
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