Singer Tom Parker of "The Needed" has died, his spouse stated Wednesday. The 33-year-old's loss of life comes lower than two years after he disclosed that he was battling an inoperable mind tumor.
"Our hearts are damaged, Tom was the centre of our world and we will not think about life with out his infectious smile and energetic presence," Parker's spouse Kelsey Hardwick stated on Instagram. "We're actually grateful for the outpouring of affection and help and ask that all of us unite to make sure Tom's gentle continues to shine for his lovely kids. Thanks to everybody who has supported in his care all through, he fought till the very finish. I am endlessly happy with you."
The favored U.Okay. band stated Parker "handed away peacefully at lunchtime" the place he was surrounded by his household and band mates.
"Tom was an incredible husband to Kelsey, and father to Aurelia and Bodhi," the band wrote on Instagram. "He was our brother, phrases cannot specific the loss and disappointment we really feel. All the time and endlessly in our hearts."
Parker introduced his stage 4 glioblastoma analysis in October 2020, which he stated got here after he had two seizures.
Based on the Mayo Clinic, glioblastoma is an aggressive sort of most cancers that may be very troublesome to deal with and is usually incurable. Senator John McCain was additionally recognized with glioblastoma in 2017, a few 12 months earlier than his loss of life.
"We do not need your disappointment, we simply need love and positivity and collectively we are going to elevate consciousness of this horrible illness and search for all accessible therapy choices," Parker wrote on Instagram on the time. "It is gonna be a troublesome battle however with everybody's love and help we're going to beat this."
In January 2021, Parker stated there had been a "important discount" in his mind tumor and that he was responding nicely to therapy. Final month, his spouse stated he was exhibiting "an enormous quantity of progress bodily but additionally mentally."
"He has reignited a spark in himself via seeing all of the unbelievable love & help you've gotten proven us," she wrote in February.
Celebrities and followers mourned the information of Parker's loss of life. "Very unhappy day, what a stunning man," Ed Sheeran stated on Instagram.
Liam Payne of the previous boy band One Course stated he's "heartbroken" on the information.
"He was so lively and humour, and the recollections I've of him with (sic) stick with me endlessly," Payne stated on his Instagram story. "Sending my ideas out to his household and his brothers in 'The Needed.'"
"The Needed," which is made up of Parker, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Nathan Sykes and Jay McGuiness, has greater than 12 million worldwide report gross sales and boasts practically six million month-to-month listeners on Spotify, in keeping with the band. The award-winning group is behind the hits "Glad You Got here" and "All Time Low."