Tom Parker has shared a gushing tribute to his wife Kelsey thanking her for helping him ‘through the darkest of days’ after his terminal brain tumour diagnosis.
The Wanted singer, 32, took to Instagram on Wednesday to praise his family for being his ‘cheerleaders’ and called his partner, 30, his ‘pillar of strength’.
Sharing a sweet image with their children – Aurelia, 15 months, and four-month-old Bodhi – after a walk around their street, Tom credited their ‘out of the ordinary’ love with getting the family through the tough recent months.
Strong for each other: Tom Parker has shared a gushing tribute to his wife Kelsey thanking her for helping him ‘through the darkest of days’ after his terminal brain tumour diagnosis
He gushed: ‘It’s not what we have in life but who we have in our life that matters. My Family. My cheerleaders.
‘The darkest days have been awful and I’ll never forget them (well my short term memory might.
‘The tearful days, The couldn’t get out of bed days, The days when I couldn’t face food, the days when I couldn’t even walk up the stairs
‘You were with me every step of the way- you are my biggest cheerleader. My pillar of strength, even when you felt like crumbling to pieces. @being_kelsey
Love: The Wanted singer, 32, praised his family for being his ‘cheerleaders’ and called his partner, 30, his ‘pillar of strength’ as he credited her with keeping him going
‘People say to us “How do you do it?” I’ll tell you how…….LOVE. Love is how you do it.
‘Our love for one another has always been something out of the ordinary and it is what has got us through the darkest of days. Love conquers all.’
In the adorable image accompanying Tom’s touching caption, the doting father-of-two can be seen gazing into Kelsey’s eyes as he beams a grin.
Kelsey looks equally smitten with her beau as she smiles back at him while rocking a bright red jacket and grey t-shirt.
Their adorable daughter Aurelia also ensured to put on a very cute display as she held her hands up to her head during her parents loved-up moment.
Love: Tom admitted some days have been ‘awful’ and he’s not wanted to get out of bed, but Kelsey always keeps him going
Kelsey also shared the same sweet family snap, revealing that it was taken on one of their daily walks which they started to challenge Tom during his health battle.
She wrote: ‘Young (ish) crazy and totally in love ❤️
‘Just two parents trying to get by day to day In this crazy world with 2 kids under 2…….oh and a husband with a brain tumour.
‘When @tomparkerofficial was first diagnosed he seemed to detoriate quite suddenly, he was in such a state of shock and trauma- some days to even get out of bed was such a struggle. Some days I wanted to curl under the duvet and not face the world.
‘We had to keep going for the sake of our babies. We set a goal and it was for Tom to walk to the end of our road. Now we all know Mr Parker loves a challenge!!’
Devoted: The duo often share clips of themselves relaxing at home and joking together
Proud wife: Kelsey shared the same family snap to her Instagram account, revealing that they’d set Tom a challenge of walking to the end of the road but he’s already smashed the target
She continued: ‘My inspiration, my babies daddy, my absolute hero set the stakes even higher- he not only walks every day but he’s now training 5x a week.
‘I am beyond proud of him and I will keep shouting it from the roof top. Here we are on our daily walk and we no longer walk the end of the road, it’s a very long walk now (round the block)
‘Life is tough my darlings but when you have what you love you have everything you need. Set a goal and push forward.
Kelsey recently shared an emotional update on her husband’s terminal brain tumour diagnosis after he revealed he had his first coronavirus vaccine.
Loving: It comes after Kelsey shared an emotional update on her husband’s terminal brain tumour diagnosis after he revealed he had his first coronavirus vaccine
The mother of two said she felt ‘incredibly lucky’ to have Tom and their children as she shared a sweet picture of them smiling together.
Alongside the sweet snap, Kelsey wrote: ‘One Step at a time. When we were given @tomparkerofficial diagnosis, a day I will never forget. The doctor said, listen one step at a time.
‘At the time I thought what on earth does he even mean, my husband has just been told he has stage 4 cancer?! However I now know exactly what he meant and those words ring so true to me.
Kelsey admitted that some days she just goes to the bathroom and cries, while detailing her good and bad days.
‘Every day is a new day. Some bad, some totally horrendous and some days are good days. People say to me “I don’t know how you do it?” I’ll be honest with you. I don’t know either, there are days I go to the bathroom and cry.
Inspirational: Tom took to Instagram last Wednesday to reveal he’s had his first Covid jab following his terminal brain tumour diagnosis
Information: He then shared a snap of himself arriving at the undisclosed location where he was getting his jab as well as his Covid card
She sweetly added: ‘I’m not ashamed to admit that. I do know that these three human beings who am so lucky to call mine, they are my reasons for everything. They get me through the horrendous days, the bad days and we bloody enjoy the good days.
‘My heart beams with pride when I look at how far my husband has come- he really is my inspiration. One step at a time, it’s ok to take each day as it comes. #glioblastomaawareness #glioblastoma.’
The post came hours after Tom, who is classed as extremely vulnerable after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, revealed he’s had his first Covid vaccination.
Tom, who recently revealed his tumour has ‘significantly reduced’ and is ‘responding well’ to treatment, urged fans to ‘just get it done so we can move on with our lives.’
Honest: Tom has admitted his world was turned ‘upside down’ after he was told he has a stage four brain tumour