This morning the wanted's, tom parker has bravely shared the news that he's been diagnosed with a glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumour.


Tom Parker has bravely shared the news that he's been diagnosed with a glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumour.
Tom Parker


“our hearts go out to tom, his wife kelsey and young daughter and their family and friends.


“everyone who has been touched by a brain tumour will know just how hard this must be for them. We stand with everyone whose lives have been turned upside by this cruel disease and are committed to finding a cure so that no other family has to hear those devastating words." our ceo, sarah lindsell.

For anyone affected who needs any support, we are here for you and you can find our support The wanted's tom parker 32 has terminal brain tumor and is fighting for his life the wanted's tom parker has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor the devastated singer 32 who is a father to a 15-month old daughter and has another baby on the way has stage 4 glioblastoma.

in an interview with okay magazine the emotional star said i'm still in complete shock it's so much to take in his wife kelsey who is 36 weeks pregnant said it has been a crazy six weeks we had an inkling that something was wrong in july but we never could have imagined it was this tom said the diagnosis didn't feel real and added i knew something wasn't right but i never expected it to be this you never think this will happen to you the average life expectancy for his illness ranges from between three months to 18 months from the time of diagnosis .

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Tom decided not to ask for a prognosis and insists he will beat the illness to have a future with his children he said i'm going to be here i'm going to fight this the star suffered a seizure in july and took himself to andy where he was put on a waiting list for an mri scan six weeks later he had another more serious seizure during a family trip to norwich and was rushed to hospital kelsey was not allowed to be by his side because of coronavirus rules and tom was alone when he was told he had stage four glioblastoma the condition is the most common high-grade cancerous primary brain tumor in adults.

It begins in the brain and is often quick to spread the aggressive cancer is difficult to treat and is resistant to treatment as the cells within the tumor are not all of the same type this morning tom posted a heartbreaking message on instagram telling fans he had already begun his six weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment the post read hi 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 tumor 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 kelsey30 it sparked an influx of supportive messages from upset fans one wrote oh my god i'm sending all the love i can dot another shade sending so much love to you and your family dot a third commented sending love and positivity to you dot the 32 year old took part in itv's cancer fundraiser the real full monty in 2018. He appeared alongside toys james argent eastenders actor john partridge and tv presenter jeff brazier and argus said we love you tom we got this brother no doubt about it.

Tom's daughter aurelia was born 15 months ago and he and kelsey announced baby number two was on the way back in may the couple got engaged in 2016 and married in july 2018 in a romantic ceremony in the grounds of ridge farm in surrey england surrounded by their family and closest friends the wanted's max george and jay mcguinness were his ushers tom and kelsey said his bandmates have been incredibly supportive since being made aware of his illness .

They wanted shot to fame in 2010 when their first single all-time low topped the charts they went on to have nine more top tens including another number one in 2011 with glad you came it launched their careers in the tricky us market hitting number three on the billboard charts however after finding immediate stardom album sales cooled off by the time of their third release word of mouth in 2013 not even a much hype tea reality series produced by ryan seacrest and with a lindsay lohan cameo appearance could turn their fortunes around they went on hiatus in 2014 to focus on solo projects.


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