Tom Parker.Photo: tom Parker/ instagram
Tom Parkeris ending 2020 on a positive note.
On New Year’s Eve, The Wanted singer, 32, shared a hopeful message to Instagram about living withstage four glioblastoma,an aggressive form of brain cancer which he was first diagnosed with over the summer.
In his Instagram Story, Parker shared a video of him and his wife, Kelsey Hardwick, lying in bed with their sonBodhi Thomas Paris, who was born in October. The couple — who celebrated their11th anniversaryearlier this month — also share daughter Aurelia Rose, 18 months.
“Look at us lovebirds,” Parker says in the video. “It’s 10 [minutes] to 8 [p.m.], and we’re in bed on New Year’s Eve.”
“WatchingPitch Perfect 2,” Hardwick, 30, interjects, as Parker says, “Jesus. A few years ago, I’d probably be off my head at this point.”
Days earlier, Parker threw it back on Instagram with a selfie he took in the hospital two days before being told he had an inoperable brain tumor.
“It turned my world upside down,” Parker wrote in the caption. “I don’t really remember them earlier days of when I was told. I was living in such a haze. But I’ve come a long way even in such a short space of time.”
Parker then thanked his followers for their “love and support over the last few months,” as well as their “friends and family who have really come together and helped wherever needed with the kids and helping with the house.”
Tom Parker and wife Kelsey.Tom Parker, kelsey parker
He gave a special shout-out to his manager, Damien Sanders, for putting “himself out of his way to help” him and his wife. He also thanked Hardwick, his “beautiful wife who has managed to cope with the tears, and looking after an 18 month old and a new born [sic]” and is “the true warrior here.”
“I promise to keep you updated with how things are progressing over the next few months,” he concluded the post. “And here’s hoping for a fantastic 2021.”
In October, Parker first revealed to the world that he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
Tragically, life expectancy for patients with glioblastoma ranges from three to 18 months after diagnosis. Parker is currently undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatment in an effort to shrink the tumor.
“I knew something wasn’t right, but I never expected it to be this,” Parker previously toldOK!magazine. “It’s all I can think about right now.”
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Parker firstdisplayed symptoms of the tumorin July, when he suffered a seizure at the family’s home in Southeast London and checked himself into his local hospital emergency department.
Six weeks later,the couple and their daughterwere enjoying a summer staycation in Norwich, England, when things took a turn.
“He suffered another seizure, which was much worse,” said Hardwick. “It was really bad.”
Parker was immediately sent for an MRI scan and remained in the hospital for three days having tests. It was then that the doctors pulled a curtain around his bed and told him their diagnosis.
Weeks after opening up about his diagnosis, Parker and his wife celebrated ahappy milestone:the birth of their second child.
“At first it was us @tomparkerofficial Then along came our Rae of sunshine 💗," Hardwick wrote on Instagram last month alongside ablack-and-whiteimage of Bodhi snuggling up to his older sister.
“We are now completewith our enlightenment Bodhi 🥰,” she added. “Life is tough my darlings but love, positivity and light will always push us through.”
source: people.com
