Gerry Turner He faces his health battle with grace, gratitude and full of heart.

73-year-old "Gold bachelor" Alum opened on how life has changed since the reception of diagnosis of macroglobulinemia waldenström, rare and incurable form of bone marrow cancer.

"Until I have symptoms, there's no treatment," Turner Hosts Joe Amabila and Serena Pitt said. "So I'm going for blood tests often. I'm scheduling a six-month schedule and I feel optimistic because the doctor said," Well, when we turn 75, we'll have to go to the steps of three months. "So, he tells me that at least he expects me to live a few more years to get to that. But the bottom is to feel really good."

While the disease has currently affected his daily life, Turner discovered that the diagnosis moved his way of thinking and opened him to live completely.

"I mean this honestly, from the time I got this diagnosis, it's a privilege to live like you're dying," he said. "I don't turn off anything. I feel like I'm more open for emotions. I'm open for experiences."

"The person I'm going out I say," Do you want to go ... "And before he even pulls out the rest of the sentence, I say yes, I'm in all," I continued, "Turner continued. "And makes life exciting because somehow in the back of your head feel like you have a lot of life and don't know how long you have to do so, so don't turn off anything. And so, in a way, it's a really good thing."

Turner first shared news about his diagnosis with People Magazine In December 2024. He revealed that the cancer was discovered that slowly grows after he saw an orthopedic surgeon for the duration of his shoulders.

"It was like 10 tons of concrete just on me. And I didn't want to admit some time," he said at the time.

Toward Mayo ClinicWaldenström's Macroglobulinemia causes white blood cells to transform in cancer cells that are accumulated in bone marrow, interfering with normal blood cell production. It usually affects men over 70 and there is currently no cure.

Despite the shock, Turner said he decided to focus on what is most important.

"I wanted my life to continue as much as possible, and that led me to believe that it was as it could mean more to spend time with my family, my two daughters, my grandchildren," he shared.

We also start at the emotional anthem Tim McGraw "Live as if you die" as inspiration for the way it is now approaching every day.

"I'm used to it. I'm done on a point where I can be something pleasant," Turner talked People. "I'm going to pack as much as I can in my life can enjoy every moment. And when I leave, I don't, but I won't complain."

Reality TV Couple, which was engaged in the season of the Final Seasons "Gold Bachelor", and a bound knob on the luxurious television wedding in January 2024. years, shocked fans They announced their divided During the joint appearance on "Good Morning America" ​​12. April 2024. Years, which is also the same day of the divorce.

Shortly after his diagnosis, Nist discovered that Turner broke the news about his incurable cancer, during the visit to see him in Indiana in March.

"It was when I visited Gerry in Indiana (somewhere in March)," she said People Magazine. "It's a devastating news, really. I was extremely upset."