In Liverpool today, fans of the singer gathered and, while listening to a piece of The Wanted, released balloons with his initials, “T” and “P”, as well as balloons in the shape of a star and a heart. Meanwhile, Leicester Square fans sang The Wanted’s 2012 Gold Forever hit, with mourners occasionally laughing and screaming as they sang the song. Reaching the end of the song, Leicester Square mourners cheered and hugged each other – united in their grief over the loss of the 33-year-old singer, who succumbed to glioblastoma earlier this week. The pop star and father of two was informed that he had stage 4 glioblastoma in September 2020 after suffering a severe crisis during a family vacation. Vigils were held across the country today in memory of Tom Parker, singer of the boy band The Wanted, who died at the age of 33 from an aggressive form of brain cancer on Wednesday. Photo: A fan writes a heartfelt message about Tom Parker on a balloon at a Newcastle memorial Fans across the country paid their respects to the singer, who suffered for 18 months from glioblastoma. Photo: Fans set up shrine for singer at Newcastle at Utilita Arena During a vigil in Leicester, a fan held a candle that read, “In memory of Tom Parker, rest in peace.” In a reference to the lyrics of The Wanted’s 2012 Gold Forever hit, a note for the singer read: “We will not let your memory go, because your colors burn so brightly”. She was on the NHS MRI waiting list at the time after unexplained seizures. Due to Covid’s restrictions at the time, his wife and daughter were not allowed to be with him when he was finally diagnosed. Glioblastoma is the most common form of brain tumor in the United Kingdom, with more than 2,000 cases being diagnosed each year. But it has a poor prognosis, with patients usually only living for 12 to 18 months after diagnosis. Wanted singer Tom Parker died Wednesday at the age of 33 after an 18-month battle with a deadly and aggressive form of brain cancer. Outside the Utilita Arena, Tom Parker’s broken fans build a shrine to the singer and drop balloons into the sky This is partly due to the speed with which the cancer has spread, but it is also due to the lack of treatments that can fight it successfully. An episode of BBC One’s Pointless Celebrities aired last night in which the singer competed with his partner Max George – and the couple won 2.5 2,500 for The Brain Tumor Charity and Brain Research UK. Earlier in the day, his friend took to Instagram to pay tribute to Tom, admitting he had been “broken” and had a “huge hole in his life”. Viewers of “Sobbing” admitted that they found the episode to be “a tough watch” and will be “forever proud” of the Glad You Game singer. Flooding on Twitter, they wrote: “It was so sad to see it but also moving. “Thank you for doing that, and thank you to Tom’s family for agreeing to show it tonight.” “I’m crying. Everyone is happy and smiles and then this photo and I lost it. “ “Pointless celebrities … a tonight. But a wonderful tribute at the end. Well done @TomParker and @MaxGeorge @thewanted God bless your soul Tom, we love you “. In 2018, former Labor MP Tessa Jowell died after battling the disease, and former U.S. Senator John McCain succumbed to cancer in 2017. It can kill by closing the brain completely or by squeezing the brain stem, which controls breathing and pulse. Parker began suffering from seizures in July 2020 and was placed on an NHS MRI waiting list. He had his most serious crisis during a family trip to Norwich six weeks later and was rushed to hospital. Parker spent three days in hospital and was not allowed to have his wife Kelsey or Aurelia’s young daughter with him due to Covid measures at the time. Yippee! The Wanted star competed on the BBC show with teammate Max George and the couple won 00 2,500 for The Brain Tumor Charity and Brain Research UK The boy band member was alone when he received the news that his brain tumor was unoperated and terminal. Parker and his wife revealed his diagnosis to fans on October 12, 2020, saying they were “utterly devastated” but promising to “fight it to the end.” By that time, he had already started chemotherapy and radiation therapy to shrink the cancer and slow its spread. Complete surgical removal was impossible because the tumors became entangled in the brain tissue. Glioblastoma is formed by cells called astrocytes that support nerve cells and usually spreads deep into the brain by the time it is diagnosed. Like many brain tumors, scientists do not know what causes cancer and in most cases patients do not have a family history of the disease. Sunny balloons were let go after mourners at a Newcastle event heard music from Wanted The photos taken by the singer with fans appear nostalgically in A4 plastic pockets Parker shared this image in November 2021 after a scan that saw doctors mount a camera on the side of his head to monitor his tumor. Revealed that cancer was “stable” Balloons, including those in the form of the original singer – “T” and “P” – float in the sky as mourners below celebrate the short but successful life of the singer A fan places a photo next to a bouquet of flowers as the shrine of the fallen boy boy singer is built at a memorial event in Newcastle Parker received private treatment in addition to NHS care, which may include steroids to reduce swelling around the tumor and medications to relieve his symptoms. His condition improved in 2021 and he continued to share updates about his treatment on social media. He spent the year raising awareness about glioblastoma and said he was shocked by the lack of treatment and funding for cancer patients. Parker challenged how a vaccine for Covid was developed within a year, but some of the chemotherapy drugs used for patients with brain tumors had not changed in 20 years. In November 2021, the star revealed in an Instagram post that his brain tumor had been “brought under control”. Although a scan revealed that the tumor was “stable” and had not progressed, this did not mean that it was free of cancer. Earlier this month, a photo shared by his teammates showed the star in a wheelchair behind the scenes of a group tour in the UK, as he had become too weak to stand.
