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Tom Parker's widow, Kelsey, has shared a heartbreaking admission on Father's Day, two years after The Wanted singer lost his 18-month battle with stage four glioblastoma brain cancer.
The 33-year-old has shared on social media that their young children, Aurelia and Bodhi still make Father's Day cards for him as they adjust to life without Tom. In an emotional post, Kelsey shared a photo of their children holding up Father's Day cards as Tom's memory is honoured on a difficult day for the family.
Kelsey captioned the photo with: "Today is such a difficult day for so many. Look at this picture of happiness, you’d never think in a million years these happy, proud children are growing up without their Dad, the most heartbreaking situation for me and my family, like so many others up and down the country."
Tom Parker's widow Kelsey makes heartbreaking Father's Day admission (Instagram)
Tom and Kelsey Parker in 2016 (PA)Kelsey emotional message continued: "Father’s Day will never be the same without you, life will never be the same without you Tom. I need you so much right now as I’m facing big (and daily little) decisions about Rae and Bo and their futures and I just want to know what you’d think and what you want me to do. Please keep guiding us. I’m so grateful for every little sign and to know these kids are so loved by us all. I know you never leave their side. Here’s to celebrating you and all the Dads that deserve to be celebrated today."
Since Tom's passing, Kelsey has organised the Tom Parker Charity Football Match at Bromley Football Club and this will be the second time the game has been played, with celebrities such as Scott Thomas involved in the day which aims to raise funds to help find a cure for the brain disease.
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Kelsey added: "Today is all about you Tom. Our annual charity football match all in your name and in your honour. A huge thank you to our celebrity players, Scott our MC and everyone who has dedicated the last few months to planning this hugely important charity event.
"To everyone coming down and supporting us today, a massive thank you. Making this event a big success is so important to us. We want Tommy to feel our love on this special day. So let’s bring the joy, the love, the generosity. We have lots of children and families affected by brain tumours joining us today and we want to make it special for them as well as raising lots of money to help beat this awful disease."
Kelsey finished her message with: "We hope we make you proud Tom. Happy Father’s Day to the best Daddy. You may not have got the chance to kick a ball with Bodhi and I’ll never understand how or why that opportunity was taken from us, but I’m just going to stay focused on the fact you’ll watch every single game the boy ever plays and you’ll be sprinkling your gold dust on him every time."