Kelsey Parker, Tom Parker’s widow, has announced the loss of her son.
“Phoenix Parker-Lindsay, you will forever be loved,” Kelsey wrote via an Instagram post shared on Sunday, June 22. The post included a poem, detailing the loss of her third child, whom she was expecting with her boyfriend, Will Lindsay.
“For Phoenix, Born Sleeping, Forever Loved,” the poem began. “The world grew quiet as you arrived / So loved, so longed for, yet not alive / Our precious boy, our angel light / Born with wings, took silent flight. We named you Phoenix, brave and bright / A soul of love, of warmth and light / Though we never heard you cry / You’ll live in hearts that won’t ask why. No breath you drew, no eyes to see / Still, you mean everything to me / You’ll journey with us, softly near / In every sigh, in every tear.”
Kelsey also shared a note via her Instagram Stories, asking for privacy for her and her family during this difficult time.
“Before I receive an influx of lovely messages and heart-felt well wishes, I want to just say that I truly appreciate everything you are all going to say and share,” she wrote. “But with the news being so raw, I would really like to ensure that we as a family are given space and time to process this devastating and earth-shattering news.”
Kelsey has already navigated the devastating loss of her late husband, who died in March 2022 at the age of 33 following a stage four glioblastoma diagnosis. The widow and former The Wanted member welcomed two children together: Aurelia, 5, and Bodhi, 4.
In January, Kelsey confirmed her pregnancy to The Mirror, telling the outlet that her and her late husband had wanted to expand their family prior to his death.
“Tom and I always said we wanted four — but life had other plans,” she told the outlet at the time. “So yes, this is amazing but also bittersweet. The joys of finding out I’m pregnant and moving forward with my life, while thinking, ‘My life could have been so different. I’ve felt every emotion under the sun.”
She continued, “I’m still getting my head around it, but I’m so excited. And I know I’m putting myself out there, telling people. I just want everyone to be as happy as I am.”
Her partner Will, while excited for his first biological child, told the outlet that he had already bonded to Kelsey’s two children.
“We just bonded so quickly, I felt like everything just happened naturally,” he said at the time. “I want to help as much as possible and be involved. I take Bodhi to football or to the park on the weekend, and we love that. Kelsey has two gorgeous kids, and I’m so lucky they’re both in my life. It’s all just been pretty natural fitting in — nothing has felt forced or rushed.”
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