Kelsey Parker has revealed a touching tribute to her stillborn son Phoenix ahead of Christmas.
The widow of The Wanted’s Tom Parker took to social media on Christmas eve to share how she has added her son to Tom’s memorial bench.
Kelsey shared a snap of the new plaque she has installed, which reads: ‘I walk towards my destiny with ease. Phoenix Parker-Lindsay.’
She then penned to fans: ‘Today we added our beautiful baby boy Phoenix to the bench with Tom.
‘It has always stayed with me that Will was looking after Tom’s children here, and now Tom is with Phoenix, looking after him for Will.
‘A medium once told me Tom had Phoenix in his arms, and was caring for Phoenix. Whether you believe in that or not doesn’t matter… what matters is the peace it brings.
Kelsey Parker has revealed a touching tribute to her son Phoenix, who was stillborn, ahead of ChristmasÂ
The widow of The Wanted’s Tom Parker took to social media to share how she has added her son to Tom’s memorial bench
Kelsey shared a snap of the new plaque she has installed, which reads: ‘I walk towards my destiny with ease. Phoenix Parker-Lindsay’
‘What gives me peace is knowing my angel boys are together. Taken far too soon from us, but never truly gone. I feel them guiding us through life, surrounding us with love in ways we can’t always see.
‘I miss you both more than words can ever say. Always loved. Always remembered.’
Kelsey was flooded with support from fans, as one replied: ‘So beautifully said and I love that so much- love you all’;
‘Wow how special, doesn’t matter what others think or believe. It’s what matters to you’;
‘So beautiful, absolutely Tom is looking after Phoenix for you both I have no doubt xxx Tom is smiling down on yourself and will for all you do for the kids too’;
‘Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family – in heaven and on earth.’Â
Kelsey’s husband Tom died of glioblastoma in March 2022, aged just 33.
In June she suffered further heartbreak when her unborn baby – her first with boyfriend Will Lindsay – was stillborn.
Kelsey was flooded with support from fans
In June, Kelsey took to Instagram to tell her followers that her baby Phoenix had diedÂ
Kelsey, who is also a mother to Aurelia, five, and Bodhi, four, last month shared her feelings with fans on Instagram, admitting she needed ‘space to breathe’ and that she feels as though she sometimes has the weight of the ‘whole world’ on her shoulders.
In a video, she said: ‘Hi everyone, how are you all? I feel like I’ve been a little bit quiet, but you know what, that’s ok. It’s ok to not be ok all the time.
She continued: ‘We live in this world where everyone’s just trying to look like they’ve all got it figured out.
‘Strength means smiling for everything, sometimes strength means being still – it means saying, I just need quiet for a little bit.Â
‘Sometimes I just need calm, I just need space to breathe, to let my thoughts settle, to find myself again because life doesn’t stop and for me, it never really has.
‘I’ve literally had the children and raised them, and I’ve had to show up every single day – sometimes I struggle.
Kelsey pictured with Tom who lost his battle with cancerÂ
‘Sometimes I literally feel like I’m holding the whole world with my bare hands, but it’s the only thing I’ve ever known how to do.
‘It’s pushing forward, it’s keeping on going even when it’s hard, even when I am tired, because my babies are watching me, they’re learning from me, they are my reason, my peace and my power.
‘I’m not ok, but I don’t have to be. None of us do.’
She added: ‘What matters is that I keep moving, keep loving, keep believing that better days are coming. And they are, they’ve got to be.’
