As Turner revealed, the diagnosis process began after he visited an orthopedic surgeon regarding a shoulder injury he had. Per Turner, he first talked to Theresa Nist about the situation in February, but he was officially diagnosed in March. As he continued:

Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner recently shared he received a bone cancer diagnosis prior to filing for divorce from Theresa Nist.

“The Golden Bachelor” star Gerry Turner has cancer. The 72-year-old shared the health news in an interview with People magazine published Wednesday. Turner received his diagnosis weeks before he split from his now-ex-wife, Theresa Nist, 71, earlier this year.

Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner was diagnosed with cancer just weeks prior to his split from Theresa Nist. Turner told " People Magazine " that he was diagnosed with a slow-growing "bone marrow cancer" called Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. This is when white blood cells change into cancer cells and build up in the bone marrow.

The ABC star opens up about the breakup, revealing in the process that he was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer

B achelor Nation was dealt some devastating news this week when the very first Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner revealed he’d been diagnosed with cancer just weeks before announcing