'American Idol' Alum Syesha Mercado Manifests Getting Her Son Amen'Ra Back, 6 Months After CPS Took Him Away
Aug. 30 2021, Published 11:06 a.m. ET
American Idol alum Syesha Mercado is manifesting having her whole family back together.
Ten days after being reunited with their one-month-old daughter, Ast, Syesha and her partner, Tyron Deneer, are praying they'll get their 20-month-old son, Amen'Ra, back, too.
The 34-year-old Season 7 finalist put the hopeful message out Sunday night on her Instagram Story, proclaiming, "Affirm with us: Ra is home. Ra is home. Ra is home. Ra is home. Ra is home. Ra is home."
"I am so happy and grateful now that my sunshine is home," she continued. "I am so happy and grateful now that Amen'Ra is home. Amen'Ra is home. Amen'Ra is home."
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Syesha lost custody of her then-15-month-old son in March after she took him to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she and Tyron live.
At the time, she said she had just discovered she was pregnant and that her milk supply had become low. She said she went to the hospital for help navigating the situation and left there without her child.
Syesha said the medical staff accused her of refusing to allow them to administer an allegedly life-saving vitamin B12 shot to Amen'Ra, which prompted Child Protective Services (CPS) to step in.
Syesha said she "never refused a B12 shot, and at no point was he on the verge of death."
She said Ra was then "placed with a foster family without interviewing qualified relatives or friends of our family for placement while they investigate. He was later moved to another caretaker."
The decision to have Amen'Ra removed from the couple's care was overseen by Dr. Sally Smith, who has reportedly been linked to several unfounded child abuse allegations that have resulted in child-parent separations.
The couple also claimed racial discrimination may have played a role, saying at the time, "The Manatee County Commissioner recently declared that 'Racism is a county public health crisis.' Our son Amen'Ra is a prime example of that."