Gerry Turner, a popular person from ABC’s ‘The Golden Bachelor’, is sick. He has cancer.
The doctors told him about the cancer earlier this year. During this time, he got married to Theresa Nist. They got married in a live special on ABC. However, they got divorced after three months.
Turner was trying to organise his life with Theresa. They were figuring out their living situation. That’s when he found out about his sickness. He talked about this in an interview with People.
Actually, Turner went to the doctor because of a hurt in his shoulder. But the doctor found something else. The doctor said there was bad news in his blood report. Later, he was told he had cancer.
Turner’s has a type of cancer that affects the bones. Sadly, there is no cure for it. This is serious and affects his decisions. When he heard about the cancer, he was shocked.
He told his wife about the cancer in February. Afterwards, the doctors explained more about his sickness. The news was hard for him, but it made him focus on family.
Turner liked his life when he was famous. He had great times and good memories. But he wishes things could have been different. He wishes he didn’t have cancer. This sickness changed his life and choices.
Vocabulary List:
- Cancer /ˈkænsər/ (noun): A disease characterized by the uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in the body.
- Divorced /dɪˈvɔrst/ (verb): To legally dissolve the marriage between two people.
- Sickness /ˈsɪk.nəs/ (noun): A state of ill health.
- Organise /ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/ (verb): To arrange or structure systematically.
- Shocked /ʃɒkt/ (adjective): Surprised and upset by something unexpected.
- Focus /ˈfoʊ.kəs/ (verb): To concentrate attention or effort on a particular subject or activity.
