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Tom Parker of the boy band The Wanted has revealed that he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor that is inoperable and terminal.
The 32-year-old has started radiation therapy and chemotherapy in hopes of prolonging his life.
Parker and his pregnant wife, Kelsey Hardwick, who have a 15-month-old daughter together, said they want to raise awareness.
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The singer wrote on Instagram that “there is no easy way to say this, but unfortunately I have been diagnosed with a brain tumor and I am already in treatment …
“We are all absolutely devastated, but we will fight this to the end.
“We don’t want your sadness. We only want love and positivity and together we will raise awareness about this terrible disease and seek all available treatment options.
“It’s going to be a tough battle, but with everyone’s love and support we are going to beat this,” he said.
Parker said OK! magazine that his wife could not be in the hospital with him when he was diagnosed, due to Covid.
“They pulled the curtain around my bed and said ‘It’s a brain tumor.’
“I was in shock. It’s a stage four glioblastoma and they’ve said it’s terminal. It was a lot to deal with on my own. I haven’t processed it yet.”
Hardwick said OK!: “They called me and told me on the phone. They told me ‘It’s a tumor and it’s the worst case.’
“They also told us that it was inoperable and what the treatment would be. It was in a complete state.”
When asked about her pregnancy, she said: “To be honest, I think I have forgotten that I am pregnant. At the moment it is about Tom. In four weeks (when his baby is born), obviously it will not be, but everything has us consumed “.
The Wanted was formed in 2009, with Parker, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Nathan Sykes, and Jay McGuiness.
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