Tom Parker's The Wanted bandmates rallying round as he faces terminal cancer
Tom Parker's bandmates Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness and Nathan Sykes have been supporting him after his diagnosis with an inoperable brain tumour
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Tom Parker is being supported by his The Wanted bandmates who have been rallying round him as he faces terminal cancer.
The singer has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour at the age of just 32 and is undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy in an effort to prolong his life.
Tom and his wife Kelsey were told the devastating news six weeks ago, and the pop star then broke the news to his bandmate Jay McGuiness.
Kelsey told OK! Magazine : " Jay spoke to Siva [Kaneswaran] and I spoke to Max [George] and Max spoke to Nathan [Sykes].
"Otherwise Tom would have had to keep reliving the same conversation."
Tom added: "Obviously all the boys were as shocked as we were. They are gutted by the news, but they’ve been incredibly supportive.
"Jay has been round to see us a few times since we got the news and is reading up on everything he can and Max was here last week.
"Siva and Nathan obviously live a lot further away, but all four of the boys have been texting regularly and sending through different articles and possible treatments and therapies that they’re all reading about."
Kelsey called the stars "amazing" for all the support they've been giving, while Tom added: "They’ve been so positive, but when I spoke to Max he was in bits. We were in bits together."
Tom and Kelsey went on to add they are both looking forward to watching Max George take part in Strictly Come Dancing this year.
He follows in the footsteps of Jay, who won the show in 2015.
Tom added: "Max has a lot to live up to. Jay was wicked, but Max can turn it on. I think he’ll be surprisingly good."
The couple married in 2018 and are parents to 15-month-old daughter Aurelia, as well as having a new baby on the way.
Kelsey has revealed they decided against asking Tom's doctors for a prognosis as they want to remain positive rather than "counting down the days".
She explained: "We didn’t ask for [a prognosis]. I said that for Tom’s state of mind, and who he is as a person, that would not be good for him. He would literally sit here and count down the days and not live his life...
"We’re not thinking like that. No one can define you by that...
"I’m in groups with people going through the same thing, and they said there are people who were told they had three months to live and they’re still going five years later."
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