The Wanted’s Tom Parker has shared a glimpse of his recent trip to London for another ‘very long’ day of treatment for his terminal brain tumour.
The singer, 32, documented his day on Instagram Stories while ensuring he kept hydrated with plenty of water, and admitted that despite the challenges he’s grateful to still be receiving treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this week Tom revealed he’s been struggling with short-term memory loss after undergoing ‘brutal’ chemotherapy and radiotherapy for his tumour.
Challenging: The Wanted’s Tom Parker, 32, has shared a glimpse of his recent trip to London for another ‘very long’ day of treatment for his terminal brain tumour
Tom shared his first post from the back of the car driving over a bridge in London, writing: ‘Another day of treatment.’
Donning a mask, a later video showed Tom in the hospital undergoing treatment, ensuring he drank plenty of water.
He wrote: ‘The more H2O the better!’
It’s hard! The singer documented his day on Instagram Stories, and admitted that despite the challenges he’s grateful to still be receiving treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Drink up! Donning a mask, a later video showed Tom in the hospital undergoing his treatment, ensuring he drank plenty of water to keep hydrated
Later Tom revealed he’d reached the end of his latest day of treatment, admitting it had taken its toll.
He wrote: ‘Treatment days are always so long but very thankful to be able to receive it given what’s happening. Hope everyone is staying safe out there.’
On Saturday Tom also revealed he’d been suffering with bad short term memory loss after having chemotherapy and radiotherapy amid his terminal brain tumour battle.
He explained this can be a side effect of the treatments however he tried to stay upbeat joking that he’s able to recall ‘stupid’ things like the gifts he’s got for daughter Aurelia, two, for Christmas.
Update: On Saturday Tom also revealed he’d been suffering with bad short term memory loss after having chemotherapy and radiotherapy amid his terminal brain tumour battle
Speaking on Stories, Tom explained: ‘As some of you know, I have been through chemo and radio, haven’t I?
‘Which was pretty god-damn brutal, but some of the side effects from the chemo and radio are you get bad short term memory loss.’
The father-of-two then looked towards his wife Kelsey Harwick who was standing out of the camera frame and asked: ‘Mine [memory] was already bad, wasn’t it?’
Kelsey quickly replied with a laugh, saying: ‘It was horrendous already, so now I’m like… literally, it’s even worse!’
Tom then continued chatting, telling his fans: ‘But it’s the weirdest thing because, I’ll go to her [Kelsey], “What did I just do? What was I gonna say?”
‘But I can remember stuff like this [picks up a childrens’ toy] “What have we got? A Heart of Te Fiti [from Moana] for Christmas?” How do you remember that? Stupid.’
Staying positive: Chatting about his short term memory loss on Instagram Stories, Tom tried to keep things upbeat as he joked about being able to recall ‘stupid’ things such as what toys he’s got for his daughter Aurelia, two, for Christmas (right, with a toy Heart of Te Fiti necklace)
Two months ago Tom announced he has grade four glioblastoma, with the Bolton native undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment in a bid to prolong his life.
Life expectancy for this illness ranges from three months to 18 months after diagnosis, but the couple have not asked to hear Tom’s prognosis amid fears he would ‘sit and count down the days and not live his life’.
He wrote at the time: ‘Hey 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.’
The couple welcomed their second child, son Bodhi in November. The couple also have a daughter Aurelia Rose, 17 months.
‘We are going to beat this’: Two months ago Tom announced he has grade four glioblastoma, and had been undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment in a bid to prolong his life