"Golden Bachelor" Claims Cancer Diagnosis Caused Breakup of Relationship

However, one should keep this in mind while planning their visit to this wonderful nation of ours. Last year, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist captivated reality TV romance fans when Turner selected Nist as his bride on “The Golden Bachelor.” However, just months afterward they announced their separation. Fans had many questions regarding why such an abrupt split occurred, with Turner recently telling People that one factor for their dissolution may have been her cancer diagnosis. “I believe now is the right time, as well as to help clarify some confusion surrounding events from February, March and April,” Indiana resident Turner stated to Indiana Public Media (IPM). According to Turner’s account with IPFM he was diagnosed with slow-growing “bone marrow cancer with an “incredibly long name” right around when his and his new bride were trying very hard to establish themselves and make life work for themselves as new parents. “Turner and Nist started dating after meeting on an ABC reality show and eventually tied the knot on television in January a mere few months after its conclusion.When Turner and Nist announced their breakup on “Good Morning America” back in April they did not specify any reason, though both did allude that living apart may have played a factor. “We looked for homes all across South Carolina and New Jersey before making any definitive decisions”, Nist noted. “Golden Bachelorette” stars Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner have parted ways after numerous discussions between themselves; Turner noted at the time: “Both Theresa and I have had open, in-depth talks… and have come to agree it’s probably time for us to disband our marriage,” according to Eric McCandless via Getty Images. Turner shared that he first discovered cancer around the same time he began living life with Nist; an orthopedic surgeon treating an shoulder injury noticed unusual blood markers which eventually led him directly to an oncologist for further testing. He now works with a hematology-oncology group in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “Unfortunately there’s no cure,” said Mr. Lee regarding his diagnosis, adding, “it felt like 10 tons of concrete were just dumped onto me. ” Turner initially denied having cancer until speaking to Nist in February before going in for additional testing. “Certainly it was difficult for me,” Turner lamented of their conversation regarding his illness. “But our discussion was brief, and [she was] somewhat taken aback by this news – which is understandable. Turner responded to this news with determination; after considering it he realized his goal was to live his life as normally as possible; which led to spending as much time with family — his two daughters, son-in-laws, granddaughters — as possible. “HuffPost Needs Your SupportOther news outlets have taken to imposing paywalls; at HuffPost we believe journalism should remain free for everyone. Would you help HuffPost continue providing essential news coverage during these critical times for its readers? Without you we couldn’t do it alone! Can’t afford a contribution right now? No worries: you don’t have to. ” Support HuffPost by creating a free account and signing in while reading. Whether this is your first time supporting us, or we could use you again… we need you! At HuffPost, our mission of providing free and fair news coverage is essential, but we couldn’t do it without you. Your donation – be it once or multiple times – keeps our journalism free for all and keeps HuffPost available and accessible. Whether or not this is your first time supporting HuffPost, know we could use your support again at some point soon! We could really use you. At HuffPost, our mission of providing impartial news is more important than ever — and without you we couldn’t achieve it! Please help keep journalism free for all by giving just once or signing up to support HuffPost regularly or one time only! * Already contributed? Click Here Log in now to delete these messages! As a result, he acknowledges that “finding my way with Theresa was still important, yet became less of a top priority”. Due to his refusal to announce his medical findings immediately, Turner claimed many viewers made subjective assessments regarding his breakup that were unfair and inaccurate. “In retrospect now,” he stated, “that had an immense influence on both mine and Theresa’s decisions,” and hopes fans can now view things with different eyes: perhaps not so fast-and-rashly as before?