Nick Cannon opens up about toughest day of his life in heart-wrenching post on anniversary of
NICK Cannon has shared the saddest moment of his life to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his son's death.
The celeb welcomed his seventh child, Zen, in June, 2021, and Zen sadly passed away that December.
Nick posted three photos of Zen to Instagram on the anniversary of the child's death.
One pic was of Nick holding Zen, along with two professional photos of the baby.
NICK'S TRIBUTE
The father of 11 began his Instagram caption by saying he's healing physically, but he's not healing mentally or spiritually.
He wrote: "I can’t believe it’s been a year already since the toughest day of my life occurred. Such a painful anniversary."
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He called the experience of losing a child the "heaviest, most dark, and depressive" experience that he will "never get over."
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."
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Nick's spiritual leaders encouraged him to stay strong, but he admitted that being strong in this situation was difficult - so he asked followers 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.”
The family spent Zen's remaining days with him in California, and Nick 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.
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