American TV star The Gerry Turner, popularly known as Original Golden Bachelor, has announced that he has come to know of bone marrow cancer.
72 year old Told people this week In March, two months after marrying contestant Theresa Nist and a few weeks before they were separated, she came to know that she had incurable cancer.
The former couple met at The Golden Bachelor and Turner proposed marriage in the final episode.
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He called his “what to do” during a special wedding in January 2024 during a special wedding and announced that they were separated on 12 April during a live appearance on the Good Morning America, on the same day he had legally filed for divorce. .
He finalized his divorce in June.
Turner said, “I think the time has come now (to disclose diagnosis), as it will probably remove many mysteries associated with what happened in February, March and April.” People.
“Since Theresa and I was working very hard to find out where I will live and where we will live and how we would run our lives, unfortunately I came to know of cancer.”
The couple had to struggle to decide where to live because both came from different states.
Turner was diagnosed in 2021 after going to an orthopedic surgeon due to injury to his shoulder while teaching the pickball class. Because he had no time before, he recently appointed.
“Finally I agreed to leave and the orthopedic surgeon said,” Yes, we can’t do much for your shoulder, but here are some unusual blood marks, “he said.
He was sent to an oncologist, and the macoglobulinmia of Waldenstrom, a rare, slow -growing bone marrow cancer was diagnosed.
Mayo Clinic report It is a cancer that begins in white blood cells and is considered a type of non-Hodkin lymphoma.
Turner said that his cancer is incurable, and “whatever decision I take is very important”.
“It was as if 10 tons of concrete was dropped on me. And I was a little denying for some time, I did not want to accept it.
He said that after the diagnosis, the attempt to improve his relationship with Nist with Nist, compared to spending time with her two daughters, sons -in -law and granddaughters, became “less than priority”.
A few months after the wedding, the news of the sudden separation of the couple was a major setback for fans.
Turner told that outlet that now fans have come to know the background of divorce, they hope that “now people will look back and understand that it had a huge impact on my decisions and I think maybe Theresa will also have” .
He said, “When you are affected by such news and after a few days or a few weeks, the shock decreases and you get organized again and you realize what is important for you, then from there You start moving forward. “
