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The Wanted s Tom Parker celebrates significant reduction in size of brain tumour
By Heather Cichowski
Tom Parker, best known for his work with British dance pop group
The Wanted, shared a very welcome health update with his fans on Jan. 7, saying he s responding well to treatment for brain cancer. Taking to Instagram, the 32-year-old let followers know how he s doing with a post titled SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION. These are the words I received today and I can’t stop saying them over and over again, he excitedly wrote. The dad of two explained that he had an MRI scan on Jan. 5, and the results showed his tumour had reduced in size.
Updated / Thursday, 7 Jan 2021
17:35
Tom Parker
Musician Tom Parker has announced that there has been a significant reduction in his brain tumour.
The 32-year-old Wanted star revealed in October that he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour which was inoperable and terminal .
But he announced on Thursday that he was responding well to treatment in a post on Instagram.
Alongside an image of him with his family, he wrote: SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION! These are the words I received today and I can t stop saying them over and over again. I had an MRI scan on Tuesday and my results today were a significant reduction to the tumour and I am responding well to treatment.
The Wanted star Tom Parker has told fans that his brain tumour has significantly reduced in size. The 32-year-old, from Tonge Moor, revealed in October that he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour and had begun radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the hope of prolonging his life. He has now taken to Instagram to tell his followers that there has been a significant reduction in the size of this tumour following an MRI scan, and has thanked NHS staff for their work. The former Thornleigh School pupil, said: Significant reduction. These are the words I received today and I can’t stop saying them over and over again.
Tom Parker (Yui Mok/PA)
In November, Kelsey told ITV’s Loose Women programme that “staying positive is the only way to get through this”.
She added: “I am a super-positive person and that is what is so hard about this situation because obviously people are looking at me thinking: ‘How is she getting out of bed in the morning?’
“But it’s the only way to actually get through this. I have done a lot of work with children, I have done a lot of stuff about bullying, and I always talk about positive energy.
“I think with this situation, it is the only thing that can actually get me through it each day.”