Nick Cannon is speaking about his heartbreak after losing his five-month-old son Zen, whom he shares with Alyssa Scott. Zen, who was battling hydrocephalus, a form of brain cancer, passed away on December 5.
Cannon tells People of the moment he and Scott began to worry just days after their son’s birth: “It sounded like he had fluid in his lungs, like a sinus infection or something. [The doctors] didn’t think it to be anything too concerning.” The TV host shares how the doctor then realized Zen’s head was “growing a little too quickly.” After the devastating brain cancer diagnosis, doctors placed a shunt in Zen’s skull to allow excess fluid to drain and alleviate pressure, but the tumours continued to grow.
Read more on etcanada.com