Kelsey Parker: With And Without You
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“They say the first year is the hardest.”
Kelsey Parker’s world was turned upside down in the summer of 2020 when her husband Tom, singer in boyband The Wanted, was cruelly diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.
Heavily pregnant with their second child and coping with her own heartache at losing her partner of 13 years, Kelsey remained a tower of strength and positivity for Tom during his darkest days. When traditional treatments stopped working, she spent hours researching alternative therapies to give her husband extra time with his young children Aurelia and Bodhi.
Hope came late in 2021 when Tom’s tumour became stable, but sadly his condition quickly deteriorated and on March 30, 2022, aged just 33, he died surrounded by his loyal wife, family and friends.
With And Without You is her moving, deeply personal story of the first 12 months since Tom’s tragic passing. An intimate diary of how she coped with a year of unwanted firsts – first birthdays, first Christmas, first Valentine’s Day – all without the love of her life. It is the story of how she rebuilt her life, and bravely found a way to face the future. Since Tom’s death, Kelsey has been an inspiration to many and a rock to the couple’s children. She has sought to raise awareness of glioblastoma and has bravely campaigned for vital funds for more research into the disease. She has also found spirituality – following Tom’s long held belief there is something greater than just one life.
With And Without You is not only a story of coping with unimaginable heartbreak and grief, but how your love for someone you’ve lost can be turned into something positive and bring hope and light into your life as you carry on your journey without them.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Mirror Books (28 Sept. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 288 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1915306485 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1915306487 |
by Amazon Customer
Kelsey has went through hell the last 2 years loosing the love of her life,I read this within 5 hours,couldn’t put it down, I have such admiration for Kelsey,Tom would be so proud of what she she has achieved in such a short space of time,keep being you Kelsey,Tom would want you to be happy
by jack
Received the book, packaging was fully intact but the book is ripped at the front.
by Leanne R.
Had the privilege of meeting Kelsey today in Bolton and read the entire book in one sitting. Kelsey is an absolute powerhouse and I’m proud to support her journey, more needs to be done to bridge the gap between NHS care and private sector care for individuals living with brain tumours. A truly humbling read. The book has educated me more about treatments that are available at a cost for people living with brain tumours. I hope this is just one part of the puzzle in raising awareness and funding much needed research and treatments for the biggest killer of children and under 40s. It’s absurd that only 1% of funding goes towards brain cancers. Keep doing what you’re doing Kelsey and I highly recommend reading this, whether you knew Tom Parker or not, his story, as others, needs to be heard.
by Kindle Customer
Kelsey has been through hell the last 2 years loosing the love of her life, bring up 2 small children, lost of family and trying to rebuild her life, she has achieved so much in such a short space of time.
Heartbreaking but beautiful Very emotional.
Enjoyed this book.
by louise e.
Perfect for any fan of Tom Parker
by genise gee
Recently widowed and still relatively young after losing my husband to cancer I pre ordered this book after following Tom & Kelsey’s journey. It was a good read and parts I could relate to but I did find it to be a bit umm wishy washy a lot of name dropping and not as much content on the real grief journey, very little mention of support offered by the hospice, her experience in counselling, the loneliness, the tears, the fog …I dunno parts of it felt its just about show business and not how she felt throughout Tom’s cancer fight. It’s quite clear the section about her new romance had to be added as almost an afterthought due to it being in the media. I tried to remain unjudgemental in that part of the read but still find it difficult how someone who lost their soulmate can actually begin a chapter 2 within a few short months…but everyone is different and each reader will have their own thoughts on this. I would recommend the book but if like myself you were hoping to gain knowledge on coping mechanisms you might be a little dissapointed. But overall it was worth the read.
by Leanne R.
This book I couldn’t put it down so sad bless Kelsey her family xxx
by Amazon Customer
Couldn’t put it down was a lovely honest read ????