Tom Parker, the 32-year-old singer from the boy band The Wanted, revealed he has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.
Parker shared the heartbreaking news that he was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma on Monday in an interview with OK! magazine and in an Instagram post, in which he said he has started to undergo treatment, writes CBS News.
"We are all absolutely devastated but we are gonna fight this all the way," Parker's Instagram post read. "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."
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View this post on InstagramHey 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 @ok_magA post shared by Tom Parker (@tomparkerofficial) on Oct 11, 2020 at 11:08pm PDT
Parker told OK! magazine he was diagnosed with glioblastoma after suffering two seizures, BBC News reports. Glioblastoma, CBS News writes, is "one of the most aggressive cancers in adults," and Sen. John McCain died from it in 2018. In his Instagram post, Parker, whose wife is expecting the couple's second child together, wrote that "it's gonna be a tough battle but with everyone's love and support we are going to beat this."
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