Gerry Turner Faced with his health battle with grace, gratitude and a full heart.
The 73 year old man “The Golden Bachelor” The alum has opened how life has changed since the reception of a diagnosis of Waldenström macroglobulinemia, a rare and incurable form of bone marrow cancer.
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Gerry Turner says he feels “good” in the middle of the Battle of Cancer
“Until I have symptoms, there is no treatment,” Turner told the host Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt. “So I go frequently for blood tests. I am, like a six -month schedule now, and I feel optimistic because the doctor said:” Well, when you are 75 years old, we will have to have three months’ increments. “So that tells me that at least he expects to live a few more years to get there.
Although the disease has not currently affected its daily life, Turner revealed that the diagnosis has changed its state of mind and opened it to live more fully.
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“I mean that sincerely, since I obtained this diagnosis, it is a privilege to live as if you die,” he said. “I don’t refuse anything. I feel like I am more open to emotions. I am more open to experiences. ”
“The person I go to say to say:” Do you want to go and even before they get the rest of the sentence, I will say yes. So I am on everything, “continued Turner.” And that makes life exciting because you have a little at the back of your head that you have a lot of life to do and you do not know how long you need to do it, so do not refuse anything. And so, in a way, it’s really a good thing. “
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Gerry Turner says the family is his goal after the diagnosis of cancer
Turner first shared news from his diagnosis with People magazine In December 2024, revealing that slow growth cancer was discovered after seeing an orthopedic surgeon for a persistent shoulder injury.
“It was as if 10 tonnes of concrete had dropped me on me. And I was a little in denial for a while, I did not want to admit it,” he said at the time.
According to the Mayo clinicWaldenström macroglobulinemia means that white blood cells are transformed into cancer cells that accumulate in the bone marrow, disturbing normal production of blood cells. It most often affects men over the age of 70 and currently has no remedy.
Despite the shock, Turner said he had chosen to focus on what matters most.
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“I wanted my life to continue as normal as possible, which led me to believe that, as normal as possible, more time with my family, my two daughters, my two son-in-law, my granddaughters,” he shared.
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Gerry Turner says he lives life without regrets
He also attributes the emotional hymn of Tim McGraw “Live Like You Mouring” as an inspiration for the way he now approaches every day.
“I got used to it. I got to the point where I can be a little comfortable with that,” said Turner People. “I will pack as much pleasure as possible in my life and enjoy every moment. And when I go, I left, but I’m not going to have regrets. ”
Theresa Nist breaks on the diagnosis of cancer of Gerry Turner
The reality TV couple, who got engaged on the final of the season of “The Golden Bachelor” in November 2023 and made the knot in a sumptuous television wedding in January 2024, shocked fans when They announced their separation During a joint appearance on “Good Morning America” on April 12, 2024, which is also the same day as Turner asked for divorce.
Shortly after learning his diagnosis, Nist revealed how Turner announced the news of his incurable cancer during a visit to see him in Indiana in March.
“It’s when I visited Gerry in Indiana [sometime in March]”She said People magazine. “It’s a new devastating, really. I was extremely upset.”
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Theresa claims that the diagnosis of Gerry cancer has not ended their marriage
Despite the severity of the diagnosis, Nist said Turner had remained optimistic.
“However, he told me that it was the type of cancer he would most likely survive,” she said. “He is a very positive person too, and I know that he will do his best to make a positive experience. And I have all the faith that will work in this way, that it will be the type of cancer that will not affect his life and that he will live to be a very healthy old age.”
Turner has since said that the diagnosis may have influenced its point of view on the relationship, but the NIST is not convinced that it was a factor in their split.
“”[It] It was not a factor at the end of the relationship, at least not for me, “she said.” If it was something, perhaps, I don’t know. But no, it didn’t take into account the end of the relationship. Part of this was the distance, but it was not the only part. That’s really all I’m going to say.
