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Kelsey Parker Marks Four Years Since Tom Parker’s Death With Renewed Brain Tumour Campaign Push

Her message underscores calls from Brain Tumour Research to fix a severe shortfall in funding.

Overview

  • Sharing a reel on Instagram, Kelsey vowed to “be louder” throughout Brain Tumour Awareness Month as she marked the fourth anniversary of Tom’s death.
  • She took part in Brain Tumour Research’s #ShineALight on March 1, lighting a candle alongside figures including Fearne Cotton, Alfie Boe, Sarah Beeny and Frank Bruno.
  • The charity reiterates that brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40 in the UK yet receive about 1% of national cancer research funding.
  • On the Mum’s The Word podcast, Kelsey said grieving her stillborn son, Phoenix, last June was “harder” than losing Tom and described supporting their children through both losses.
  • Tom Parker, a member of The Wanted, died in March 2022 aged 33 after being diagnosed with glioblastoma.