Tom Parker is "truly overwhelmed" by people's support following his terminal brain tumour diagnosis.
Kelsey and Tom Parker
The Wanted singer has thanked his friends and fans for their positivity and fighting spirit after he revealed he had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, a grade four glioblastoma.
Sharing a photo of himself, his pregnant wife Kelsey and their daughter Aurelia, 15 months, he wrote: "We truly are overwhelmed with everyone’s love, support and positivity. We have had so many people reach out with positive stories and it’s been incredible ... We are fighting this - thanks to everyone behind us fighting alongside us ... Let’s do this."
The couple shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram on Monday morning (12.10.20) and vowed to "fight this all the way" by raising awareness and researching the treatments available.
They wrote: "Hey guys, you know that we’ve both been quiet on social media for a few weeks and it’s time to tell you why. There’s no easy way to say this but I’ve sadly been diagnosed with a Brain Tumour and I’m already undergoing treatment. We decided, after a lot of thought, that rather than hiding away and trying to keep it a secret, we would do one interview where we could lay out all the details and let everyone know the facts in our own way.
"We are all absolutely devastated but we are gonna fight this all the way. We don’t want your sadness, we just want love and positivity and together we will raise awareness of this terrible disease and look for all available treatment options. It’s gonna be a tough battle but with everyone’s love and support we are going to beat this. Tom and Kelsey xxx. (sic)"
Tom also admitted that he is still yet to "process" the earth-shattering diagnosis.
The 'Chasing the Sun' hitmaker recalled: "They pulled the curtain around my bed and said, 'It's a brain tumour.' All I could think was, 'F****** hell!' I was in shock. It's stage four glioblastoma and they've said its terminal. It was a lot to deal with by myself. Kelsey couldn't come in because of COVID. I still haven't processed it."
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