Golden Bachelor alum Jerry Turner He admitted his relationship with Teresa Nest He sat in the back seat as he navigated his cancer diagnosis.
“I wanted my life to continue as normal as possible, and this led me to believe that living as normal as possible meant spending time with my family, my daughter, my son-in-law and my granddaughter,” Jerry said. 72, he said the people In an interview published on Wednesday, December 11. “The importance of finding a way with Teresa was still there, but it became less of a priority.”
Jerry revealed to the outlet that he was diagnosed with slow growth “bone marrow cancer” With a “very long name” called “Waldenstrom macroglobulin”. Jerry explained that “there is no cure,” which “weighs on him in every decision” he makes.
“It was like 10 tons of concrete had just dropped on me,” he said. “I was in denial for a while, and I didn't want to admit it.”
While oncologists initially told Jerry he had a “blood disorder,” he said he “pretty much knew” it was cancer. He revealed Teresa's initial health news in February as he underwent further tests and a bone marrow biopsy.
Jerry said he decided to “tell her what I knew and explained the situation to her” in March. “Definitely, it was difficult for me,” he said. “But the conversation was short and I think she was a little stunned by the news. Very understandable.”
After Jerry and Teresa announced their divorce, he recalled being subjected to “judgment” that he described as “unfair.” (The duo met while filming Golden Bachelor The first season aired in 2023. After Jerry proposed to Teresa, the couple Mutual covenants In January. They announced their plans to divorce in April.)
“When you get that kind of news and the shock wears off after a few days or a few weeks and you regroup and realize what's important to you, that's where you start moving forward,” he said. “And I hope people understand now, in retrospect, that it had a huge impact on my decisions, and I think Teresa's decision probably did as well.”
Gerry Turner and Teresa Nest have explained why they decided to end their marriage just three months after their golden wedding. “Teresa and I had a number of heart-to-heart conversations,” Jerry, 72, said during Good Morning America, which airs on Friday, April 12. “We looked closely at our living situations and kind of (…)
But Teresa denied the idea that his diagnosis had affected them Divorce decision. She explained to the people on Wednesday that his health battle “was not a factor in ending the relationship, at least not for me.”
“If it was something on his part, maybe, I don’t know,” she said. “But no, that didn't factor into ending the relationship. Part of it was the distance, but that wasn't the only part. That's really all I'm going to say.”
