The second Father’s Day without Tom was observed by Kelsey Parker with a charity football game that brought in £30,000 for the cause.
However, she said that their two young children, Bodhi, 2, and Aurelia, 3, had a difficult morning. The 33-year-old told The Mirror, “The kids had made cards at nursery for Tom, which they make for their daddy, then we went and put them on his bench.”
To me, Father’s Day celebrations are all about my kids, so they may remember Tom and know his death wasn’t in vain. In order to make something positive out of a bad situation. Tom passed away in March 2022 at the age of 33 from the aggressive brain malignancy glioblastoma. We miss dad every single day, Kelsey added, “and it’s relentless.”
The boy band, whose songs included Chasing the Sun and Glad You Came, was crushed by his passing, as were his family, bandmates, and fans. With And Without You, Kelsey’s book about the grieving process, is now complete and will be published later this year. But she said, “My life will never be the same. I’ve changed, Kelsey. I won’t ever be the same person I was three years ago.
It has been quite difficult for me. Simply said, I must pursue whatever that brings me joy since my pleasure is what matters. I definitely live my life differently now. I live each day as it comes because tomorrow is not assured. The Bolton native Tom founded The Wanted in 2009 along with Max George, Jay McGuiness, Nathan Sykes, and Siva Kaneswaran. Over the course of five years, they sold over two million CDs and won numerous awards.
