After a rare cancer diagnosis and a divorce from Theresa Nist, Gerry Turner is staying hopeful as The Golden Bachelor star makes plans for the future.

Bachelor 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 he and Theresa Nist were divorcing.

Theresa Nist is breaking her silence about Gerry Turner’s cancer diagnosis. The Golden Bachelor alum revealed that he was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in March. He claimed the grave news is what led to his shocking split from Theresa Nist.