Kelsey Parker has opened up about what she calls “the hardest month of the year”, sharing an emotional and deeply personal tribute to her late husband Tom Parker on the fourth anniversary of his death.
The 35-year-old used the moment not only to honour Tom’s memory, but also to urge the public to raise awareness during Brain Tumour Awareness Month, vowing she will be “louder” in the fight against the disease.
Tom tragically died aged 33 in March 2022 after a brave battle with stage four glioblastoma, an aggressive and inoperable brain tumour.
A Love Remembered 
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Kelsey shared a tear-jerking video montage of cherished memories, describing Tom as her “best friend and soulmate.”
The clip showed the late The Wanted star laughing, playing and glowing alongside their children Aurelia, six, and Bodhi, four, set to Christina Perri’s A Thousand Years — capturing some of the last moments of the devoted dad.
Alongside the video, Kelsey wrote:
“This is the hardest month of the year for us.
Not only is it Brain Tumour Awareness Month, it also marks four years since I lost my best friend, my soulmate, the most incredible daddy to our children.”
“Four years without you, Tom… and yet the fight still continues.”
A Cause That Still Needs a Voice
Kelsey highlighted the stark reality of brain cancer funding, writing:
“Brain cancer remains the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40, yet it receives just 1% of national cancer funding. That has to change.”
She added:
“So this month, I will be louder. I will share more. I will speak your name and fight for every family walking this path.
For you. Always.”
‘You Don’t Move On — You Move Forward With It’
Kelsey has spoken openly about grief in recent months, including during World Cancer Day, explaining how Tom’s illness reshaped her entire world.
“For us, cancer split life into before and after,” she said.
“It’s love that has nowhere to go.”
She described the hidden reality of grief — learning to carry someone “with you, instead of beside you,” smiling for children while your chest feels heavy, and surviving days you never imagined facing. 
“You can be grieving and still be grateful.
You can be broken and still be brave.”
Despite now being in a relationship with boyfriend Will Lindsay, Kelsey has consistently stressed that love does not replace loss — it simply grows around it. 
“Cancer takes time, future, plans.
But it can’t take the love. That stays. Always.”
‘Love Louder. Hug Tighter.’
In a final message, Kelsey shared words for anyone touched by cancer or loss:
“I’m holding space for everyone in the fight, everyone in recovery, and everyone learning to survive after loss.
I see you. I am you.
Love louder. Hug tighter. Don’t wait for ‘one day.’”
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/
