Theresa Nist Shares New Details About Gerry Turner Split After His Shock Cancer Reveal

Theresa Nist is opening up about her side of the story after ex-husband Gerry Turner said his bone marrow cancer diagnosis played a factor in their divorce. The exes don’t exactly see eye-to-eye on why their marriage came to an end.

The 71-year-old New Jersey resident shared when she first became privy to the shocking information. “It was when I visited Gerry in Indiana [sometime in March],” she told PEOPLE. “That’s devastating news, really. I was extremely upset.” She added, “He told me, though, that it was the type of cancer that he would most likely outlive.”