Nick Cannon recently shared the news that his 5-month-old, Zen, passed away due to a brain tumor.
He later revealed how he has been coping with the loss and said, “People keep asking me how I’m doing I say, ‘I’m vertical, I’m standing and you know that’s a good start.”
Despite grieving the loss of his youngest, Cannon carried on with his routine of hosting his show, “The Nick Cannon Show.”
“A lot of people keep asking me like, ‘Man why are you even at work?’ Especially my family members, ‘Boy, you need to go sit down somewhere, you got too many jobs already. Allow yourself to just be yourself.’ And I appreciate that, all of that advice and I know it comes from a place of care. But to me, this isn’t work,” he said to his audience.
“Yesterday, it was a little easier than today because yesterday I was so laser-focused and even numb. … I just knew I just had to get it done. Today, I’m a little torn. I’m a little confused. Because it’s a hurting thing,” he added.
Cannon then went on to thank his fans for the outpouring of love he and his family have received since making the news public.
“I didn’t expect it from all over the world I really can’t thank you guys enough,” he said. “When I’m talking about the guilt I don’t want even make it about me like, but I say thank you from Alyssa [Scott], Zen’s mom, and the rest of our family. … She’s making it, you know, five minutes at a time. But it’s but those words really, the tweets, it’s outstanding.”
On Tuesday, Cannon shared the tragic news with his audience and said that he hadn’t told anyone the news yet, not even the show’s crew.
He shared the story of the progression of Zen’s condition that ultimately led to his death.
“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,” said Cannon during the show.
He shared that Zen’s mother had been very strong during the process and extended his love to her.
“[I’m sending] love to Alyssa, love to her extended family, love to each and every mother that has ever had to lose a child had to deal with a child with special needs,” said Cannon on Wednesday’s broadcast. “I watched her growth … mothers are superheroes at every aspect, and I want to just take this time out to say she is doing well but continue to pray for her, continue to pray for our entire family. And we’re going to get through it.”
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