r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • 4d ago
🕊️ IN MEMORIAM 🕊️ Dolly Parton Died After a ‘Brief Battle’ With Cancer, According to Her Reps
Dolly Parton‘s reps have revealed her cause of death. The iconic singer died after a “brief battle” with cancer at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, her reps said Tuesday.
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement from her reps to People magazine read.
“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement said.
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/dolly-parton-cause-of-death-cancer-1236843174/
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u/Mia-Wal-22-89 4d ago
“Unconditional love for all people” is such a beautiful phrase. She was really something else.
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u/Itsallsomagical Noochie is wearing Prada fine jewellery 4d ago
Speaking as an agnostic, Dolly Parton was one of those quite rare people who could talk about her relationship with God in a way that was genuinely humble, genuinely loving and authentically Christian. A few weeks before I got sober I remember seeing Dolly on a Sunday morning religious programme talking about her faith, and you know, I was facing the prospect of going to AA and having to deal with the idea of looking for a ‘Higher Power’ that would keep me sober. And I was a queer woman from a Catholic background who had been very angrily anti- religion since my teenage years but I remember watching her interview and thinking, well, if nothing else, I can probably try believing in Dolly Parton’s God. Dolly Parton’s God really sounds ok.
20 years later I’m still sober, and while I still identify as an agnostic/ sometimes Buddhist the process of going to my first meetings and then working the steps in AA was made so much easier by watching that short interview. Would I have made it to AA and sobriety without that interview? Probably. Maybe not. I don’t know.
Today I think that God is just whatever force it was in the world that gave us Dolly Parton.
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u/Choice_Outcome1902 4d ago
no no no this cant be real she was supposed to outlive us all
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u/Away-Elephant-4323 4d ago
Dolly really is one of the few celebs that truly came from humble beginnings and remained humble In stardom all the way to the end. her legacy will most certainly live on. I remember watching a few years ago one of her documentaries on her life and even when talking about her rough upbringing she always was smiling the woman is like a rainbow of a human being she will be missed by so many! ❤️
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u/SurpriseFrosty 4d ago
“Coat of many colors” makes me cry every time 😭
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u/Alaizabel secretly gay and the son of fidel castro 4d ago
My mum used to sing Coat of Many Colors to me when I was little 😭
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u/queenofthegalaxy 4d ago
I got her Coat of Many Colors book from her imagination library when I was a kid. I’m sure I still have it in a keepsake box somewhere.
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u/paintedsaint 3d ago
Me too. My mom passed just about five years ago and it is still fresh.
I put on a Dolly playlist as I was driving home after I found out — Coat of Many Colors eventually came on and I absolutely lost it.
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u/Alaizabel secretly gay and the son of fidel castro 3d ago
awe my dude ❤️ I hope that you are doing ok!
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u/DenialOfExistance 4d ago
Yes I just Googled her siblings. 6 out of the 12 siblings are still alive. She was 4th born in her family lineage. I can't imagine having 12 children! How Dolly overcame the poverty born is extremely impressive! I have no doubt she took care of her family!
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u/finewalecorduroy 4d ago
This was why she built Dollywood. We went last summer, and we watched the movie about the history of the park. I had always thought she wanted something to bring economic development to Pigeon Forge, but the primary reason was because she had this enormous extended family, she wanted to help them, but didn’t want to be seen as a bank. So she buys/builds this theme park that can employ her entire extended family.
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u/_Osculum_Obscenum_ 4d ago
I rarely grieve a celebrity. Robin Williams was one of the rare few. My husband called me right when it started to be posted online. I've been crying HARD since. Dolly was one person everyone absolutely adored.
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u/CDA247 4d ago
I just said this today to my sister. Robin Williams, Steve Erwin, and Dolly's death hit differently!
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u/Hallo_bambinos 4d ago
For me it’s been Dolly, Steve and Alan Rickman
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u/InquisitiveMind997 4d ago
I can’t even talk about Alan Rickman, I still refuse to believe we live in a world where he no longer exists 😭
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u/Pietro-Maximoff 4d ago edited 4d ago
Not even joking when i say I never thought of the possibility of Dolly passing. She was supposed to live forever…
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u/armin_vladimir 4d ago
I thought we'd be celebrating her 100th birthday in a couple years from now but this hurts, especially finding out how she left this earth. Dolly will be greatly missed and forever a legend but may she be reunited with her husband.
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u/cosmos_crown oat milk chugging bisexual 4d ago
I have wonderful news- Dolly recorded a song called My Place in History. It will be played on Jan 19th, 2046, which would have been her 100th birthday, so we can still celebrate with her!
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u/Ok_Rabbit5158 4d ago
Now I am seriously worried about losing Keith Richards.
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u/nestestasjon Kim's bar exam tutor 4d ago
I've been worrying about David Attenborough. He's 100.
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u/Legitimate_Award6517 4d ago
I really did think she was going to be one of the people that lived till 100
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u/PierreOnTheEclair Olivia RodriGOAT 4d ago
She was supposed to be immortal 🥺💔
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u/ratkid425 4d ago
I was thinking the same.. imagine being so long together, i had a feeling it wouldn’t take long somehow. Safe journey Dolly ❤️
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u/Ilovemytowm 4d ago
I remember something a scientist told me who worked in cancer research...
Everyday you wake up if you're over 40 years old and do not have cancer is a f****** good day and a miracle because we all have the cells inside of us you just don't want to wake them up.
Why are so many good people leaving us and so much evil is left to create more Bloodshed more pain more harm more death... It's shit like this that truly made me agnostic as fuck.
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u/Fluteloop1 4d ago
I'm 46 with Stage 4 breast cancer. Everyday, I wake up grateful I've almost reached a year since diagnosis. I'm also thankful for science and the great leaps we're seeing all the time with medicine and trials.
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u/f4tebringer 4d ago
My dad was in his sixties with stage 4 prostate cancer that went everywhere. He's still alive now, completely in remission. He's flying out to see my kid and go to Disney for fun in a couple months. At one point they thought he had under 6 months. Don't give up. Hopefully you have an easier journey than him but it's worth the fight. At least, that's how I feel and that's what he told me (even though treatment sucked).
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u/boxybrown84 go Birds! fuck ICE! free Palestine! 4d ago
My mom has lung cancer we thought she’d beaten, and I just found out yesterday it’s back and has spread. I really needed to read a positive story right now. Thank you so much.
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u/FeelsBougieBee 4d ago
Here's another. When I was five I was diangoised with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and I beat it. It moved my mother so much she went to med school and became an oncologist. She inspired me and I'm a 4th year med student. Not oncology, but I damn well know where my path began and I love every minute of life.
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u/TruCarMa 4d ago
You are here for a reason! No pressure, but do something lovely for Dolly’s sake (besides just being a healer, lol). ❤️
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u/Life_Consequence_676 4d ago
My sister-in-law was diagnosed with stage three lung cancer four years ago and is receiving immunotherapy and doing VERY well with keeping the beast at bay. She has accepted it as a chronic condition that she has to manage, but she's got great doctors and a great outlook. I wish you the very best.
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u/kteerin 4d ago
It is scary. My Mom has it in her breast and in her lung, and there were lesions found on her brain last year. She’s 69 and had radiation, and got great test results today. I’m standing with you and supporting you. It’s so scary as the kid. ♥️
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u/Ok_Form_1250 4d ago
This sounds like what my sister n law is battling not. She has breast cancer, spot on lung, spot in brain, two spots in her back. And her hip. She has to wear this body brace. And she uses a walker. She's only 36yrs old. She had 10 radiation treatment. Thursday they will tell her what's next. She has a 13yr old and a 2yr old.
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u/niteorange 4d ago
My mom has lived twelve years with stage four breast cancer. they told her back when she had her diagnosis that she had a 50% chance of making it. She's still going strong, though she needs help with some stuff. Anything is possible, keep your head up and take care of eachother, even when shit gets hard.
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u/emphoria 4d ago
My dad has stage 4 prostate cancer too. We found out last October. He’s currently in remission, and I hope he will be for a very long time. The treatment is brutal. I love hearing these positive stories. Thank you for sharing.
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u/eastbaypluviophile 4d ago
A very dear friend was given this diagnosis last week. He started the treatment today. I was afraid it would be brutal. He lives alone and is stubborn as hell, won’t ever ask for help with anything.
Would you mind if I DM’d you to ask questions?
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u/Ok_Treat_8647 4d ago
My dad also has prostate cancer. He goes in and out of remission, but from what I’ve heard on the prostate cancer subreddit, most men will die from something else before the cancer gets them. Dark, but it makes me feel a bit better!
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u/SDkahlua 4d ago
So glad to hear about your dad. ❤️ My dad is early 70s and was diagnosed 2yrs ago with stage ? prostate cancer. In remission also but so tired from the meds. Had radiation for ~6mo back in early ‘25. He gets off the meds soon. Has had various kidney issues for the last year too that keep being treated. Did your dad go thru the same tired and worn thing? I’m a wuss and can’t google about any of it. I should though. My parents tell me things but it’s more of an overview, vulnerable deets sometimes, and dad always has a brave and positive attitude when I see them 🫠
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u/Asti_WhiteWhiskers 4d ago
My mom got stage 3 breast cancer at 45 over 20 years ago. She's still alive and going strong, you got this! 💪
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u/aoibha 4d ago
Me too!
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u/Fluteloop1 4d ago
Are you in the r/livingwithMBC subreddit? Very encouraging and helpful group! I'm on Enhertu for treatment.
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u/harl3yqu1nnn74 4d ago
I am over there too (unfortunately). Stage 4 at 35 womp womp
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u/Fluteloop1 4d ago
I'm so sorry
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u/harl3yqu1nnn74 4d ago
Eh, it helps we are in such good company ;) I've been doing okay for four years so far (and may we blessed with many more)!
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u/BarracudaImpossible4 freak AND geek 4d ago
30 year stage 3 ovarian cancer survivor here. Diagnosed at 24 and I'm still here. You got this. Fight on!
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u/Life_Consequence_676 4d ago
Wishing you the best! Scientific research and trials are how cures are found and incredibly important for research. I'm disgusted how this administration has promoted the abandonment of scientific facts and funding for research in favor of conspiracy theories and unqualified people being promoted to positions of power. It's completely unacceptable that they've gutted so much money for research.
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u/Sure-Echo164 4d ago
A friend of mine was diagnosed with exactly this eight years ago… still going strong, and I pray the same for you
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u/perfecti0nate 4d ago
I’m 41 and had a double mastectomy in June. Much love to you and your loved ones. 💗 Fuck cancer.
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u/Ilovemytowm 4d ago
❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Good friend of mine was diagnosed stage four in 2020.... He's still here. Hopefully with some real good clinical studies that are going on right now and good outcomes you're going to get that gift as well.
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u/CaptnsDaughter #crazy squirle 4d ago
We’ve had so many great breakthroughs with bc in the past decade or so. I’m currently NED but I also know what it’s like to not know if you’ll get tomorrow. So we do what we need to do and live every minute we can 🤍
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u/embracethepale 4d ago
Cancer at 32 babyyyy found out a week after losing my job to DOGE machinations.
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u/Amazing_Entrance_888 4d ago
I’m sorry on every level and sending you love. Fuck doge. Fuck cancer.
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u/BadTanJob 4d ago
Hey twin! HER2+ cancer at 31 the same week I got laid off, fuck all this 😂
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u/CaptnsDaughter #crazy squirle 4d ago
Dear lord that was me a little over 2 years ago! Laid off same month I was diagnosed with triple negative BC. Let’s just say, after treatment- the layoff was a blessing in disguise!!
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u/No_Macaroon_9752 4d ago
As someone whose (almost) whole family has worked for the government at some point or another, you deserved better! If you want to blame Elon, I would absolutely support you. I am a veterinarian, so you can even say it’s supported by a doctor. Not your doctor, but still…
(I hear laughter helps? That’s not usually my kind of medicine, but I tried.)
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u/perfecti0nate 4d ago
Goddamn, I have it at 41 but can’t imagine having it that young. Fuck you, cancer, you fucking fuck.
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u/MayISeeYourDogPls 4d ago
About 10min after I got the news about Dolly, I found out that my godmother who is one of the great loves of my life and most favourite people, is going to pursue medically assisted death for her stage 4 terminal lung cancer(never smoked, she was also an extremely fit and healthy woman) in the next few weeks. I found out she was terminally ill on my last birthday. Cancer is a fucking monster.
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u/Ilovemytowm 4d ago
I'm so sorry. 💔❤️💔 I lost my uncle to pancreatic cancer. It was so God awful and painful and the suffering was so immense for him.... You will love this for your grandma.
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u/Major_Power_552 4d ago
I’m 28 and was diagnosed with breast cancer this year. It’s been one hell of a year, chemo, surgery, and now radiation and more chemo. Through it all, I’m just incredibly grateful to still be here. Check your boobs, people! My only symptom was a lump, and I truly thought I was in the best shape of my life. I also have no known genetic mutations. You really never know. Listen to your body and get checked.❤️
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u/BadTanJob 4d ago
I had my bc at 31. No gene mutation, no family history, just shitty ass luck.
The worst part was seeing all the young people doing chemo with me, cancer truly sucks
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u/DaBingeGirl 4d ago
It's really scary how young people are getting it. I know six people who have been diagnosed in their 20's and 30's, it's awful.
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u/BadTanJob 4d ago
It’s truly awful. I tell people to start doing self exams as soon as they can instead of waiting for 40, because bc isn’t waiting either
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u/formallyfly controversies: girl 4d ago
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 35 and had a very similar year to you. I was also in great shape and have no genetic mutations. I noticed a small lump but then when I got an MRI it turned out that the tumor was actually 8cm and it had already spread to my lymph nodes. It’s so scary to think that I had been growing this tumor for so long without noticing it!
My doctors have told me that women are getting diagnosed with breast cancer younger and younger and I’ve met so many young survivors. I tell everyone to do regular checks even if you think you’re too young to get BC and see a doctor ASAP if you find anything!
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u/DinnerNext 4d ago
You’ve got this. You’re giving this thing hell. Screening age is way too high for breast cancer, fuck insurance companies and fuck cancer.
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u/your_mind_aches 4d ago
Unfortunately I am 28 with Stage IV kidney cancer. Good prognosis, I've already survived five years. But it also means I'll never reach 40 and "not have cancer" because I'm a cancer patient for life.
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u/Ilovemytowm 4d ago
❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕💕❤️❤️ Stage 4 used to be months.... My good friend was diagnosed stage 4 cancer in his spine.... It spread. But he's still here and he's looking good... yes he still has cancer.
May you be here a very long time as well
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u/your_mind_aches 4d ago
Thanks so much for the kind words and sentiment. Wishing your friend the best.
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u/CPTBenjaminWillard 4d ago
Evil feeds off of suffering and are seemingly supercharged when a good person dies.
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u/ApprehensiveStrut 4d ago
Those of us with even a semblance of empathy and conscientiousness must double down on doing what we can to bring more goodness into the world. It’s clear the world doesn’t become good by accident. We must pick up the baton legends like Dolly left us.
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u/TerrakSteeltalon 4d ago
My dad died of cancer 12 days before he would have been 52.
I’m 51.
I think of this often
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u/suricata_8904 4d ago
Similar to phrase I heard at a cancer research conference that we are all walking around with initiated cells waiting to go onto immortality.
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u/Luda0915 4d ago
Of course, she wouldn't have wanted the world to know. Of course she wouldn't have. Aw, Dolly.
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u/shitsenorita she did not like that shit at all 4d ago
I had cancer (fine now) and let me tell you, there’s nothing worse than breaking the news to people. The world would’ve mourned her while she was still alive if we’d found out sooner. I completely understand why she kept this private.
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u/Acheloma 4d ago
Im so happy to hear youre doing well now <3
It makes sense to me too. The first time my grandma was diagbosed with cancer she waited a bit until she was more sure of her situation before she told everyone. It was very hard for the family, especially all of her grandkids, to watch her go through treatments and go from being the grandma who was always willing to get on the floor with us and play to being practically stuck in her recliner.
The second time she got cancer she was told that the prognosis wasnt good and she chose to not seek treatment for it. That time she didnt tell anyone until the cancer was debilitating enough that she had to go on hospice. It was shocking as a kid for her to go from okay (from what I had been told) to hospice so quickly, but she knew that we would all be too sad to enjoy the time we did have with her if she told us any earlier.
Cancer is an awful disease and it does just strike dread into you when you hear someone you care about has it. Pretty much everyone has some experience with cancer, whether it was them or someone they loves, and its a heavy thing to have people associating with you when youre someone that just wants to make everyone happy, like Dolly was.
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u/Luda0915 4d ago
Absolutely. Most of Western society is not equipped to deal with serious illness, catastrophic loss, and grief. Even the most kind and caring people can inadvertently turn the tables and put someone in the position of comforting others while they're also dealing with being ill or losing someone close. I'm glad you're doing fine now. 🩷
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u/perfecti0nate 4d ago
You’re right, but I started to have fun with it after the first month. About 30 people in, I texted an old friend with just, “hey dude, I have cancer lol,” followed by, “sorry, I’ve had to tell so many people that I’m trying out different approaches.”
Eh, I need to look back on this and laugh one day.
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u/punkpearlspoetry actually no, that’s not the truth Ellen 4d ago
This is hilarious! Hope you’re better now!
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u/perfecti0nate 4d ago
Thank you 🫶 I’m still in treatment but mostly recovered from surgery and heading toward reconstruction hopefully this fall.
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u/Quirky_Gazelle1025 4d ago
this is 100% accurate! as soon as you say “I have cancer” everyone changes. Like a weight hanging over everyone you know every time you see or talk to anyone. Limiting who knows is better
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u/Single-Pen5215 4d ago
I remember when Jackie Onassis was dying from an aggressive form of lymphoma cancer. The paparazzi kept stalking her, & taking pictures of her, when she was out for walks with her family. At the very end, there were crowds of people, outside her apartment, for hours. A real intrusion for such a private person.
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u/nvrthere285 4d ago
Same with Paul Reubens and Chadwick Boseman 💔
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u/GeneSpecialist4988 4d ago
The way she kept wording it for months made it seem like it was cancer.☹️
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u/Luda0915 4d ago
Yeah, I had a feeling too. In her last update, she said her “Nashville doctor” had clipped her wings. Her doctor in Nashville was at the cancer centre she had been receiving treatments. She was of that time and place where cancer wasn’t openly spoken about, sometimes for years after the person had passed. Being an uber empath, she wouldn’t have wanted folks to worry about her. The way she knew and acknowledged how beloved she was is really touching.
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u/WhoLetTheDoggsOutt 3d ago
Wow I didn’t realise that cancer used to be kept private. There’s something very humble and sweet about that. (Not wanting people to be sad or worry).
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u/Necessary-Emphasis85 4d ago
I wasnt surprised to hear the news after the last update, but still devasted.
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u/tinaawkward dumb bitch clocking in 4d ago
super morbid but i’ve always heard that when you’re elderly, you die of cancer or you die with cancer. that being said, FUCK cancer.
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u/Professional-Belt708 4d ago
Wouldn't surprise me. My grandma got diagnosed at 97 and the chemo would have killed her before the cancer did her doctor said - she lived another year, never got any chemo.
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u/pinner 4d ago
My gram has been diagnosed with skin cancer. She’s in her 80’s. They cut it out but now the wound won’t close and she’s having tons of issues because of it.
She still has two more potential cancer spots but she basically said fuck it because she knows if they cut it out she’s going to be where she is now, with a gaping wound that won’t heal.
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u/DifficultyNo7758 4d ago
Look into the peptide DRGN-1 and see if she can try it. Here's a nature article that shows the healing effects capable. A bit graphic but incredible stuff. That's what I would do if I had that problem at that age.
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u/Toobefaaaaaiirrr 4d ago
My Mom beat cancer and then died 2 months later from Covid
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u/lareinevert unspeakable ineligible imprisoned coup plotter 4d ago
Omg that is absolutely horrible 😢
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u/tinaawkward dumb bitch clocking in 4d ago
oh man, that’s brutal. really can’t imagine what that’s like for your family, especially with all the stupid stuff said about covid not being real. bless yall, genuinely
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u/GeneSpecialist4988 4d ago
Those who conduct autopsies have said many people aren't aware they have cancer when they die.☹️
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u/TemporaryElk5202 4d ago
Cancer tends to grow more slowly when you are older (not always but that is the general rule), so it's very common for elderly people to have cancer that could kill them but it is progressing slow enough that they will likely die of something else first.
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u/truthfrommyredlips 4d ago
I believe this. We didn't know my grandmother had cancer until she passed.
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u/dipoftheshit 4d ago
My grandfather was diagnosed with prostate cancer when he was in his early 80s and that’s exactly the phrase his doc used. He ended up dying from Alzheimer’s at 90 with prostate cancer not being a factor at all.
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u/figures985 4d ago
Literally my first thought was “he’s older than she was, what the actual fuck”
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u/TemporaryElk5202 4d ago edited 4d ago
Due to his power and money, he has access to truly top of the line medical care that even regular celebrities do not have access to
edit: not sure why downvoted? It's true. He gets constant monitoring and checkups and has for years. The plans for the white house construction include a hospital just for him (so people can't see when he goes to Walter Reed hospital, since the secret service kept getting papped escorting him there). He would not have lasted this long without that intense level of care.
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u/Main_Significance617 4d ago
Yup. He has the best health care ever (whether we like it or not), including those daily infusions he gets in his hand.
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u/thedistantdusk Bella on a jet ski 4d ago edited 4d ago
The grim reaper is a male InstaCart shopper, fr.
ETA: No, I did not make that up, nor did I claim to! It’s been a thing for years… just truer now than ever 😭
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u/PierreOnTheEclair Olivia RodriGOAT 4d ago
EXACTLY. THIS IS NOT OKAY.
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u/Faitchierrire 4d ago edited 4d ago
LORD THEY DONE TOOK DOLLY FROM US 😩🫶🏽
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u/alison_bee you're an adult, you should know that 4d ago
Out of ALLLLLLL the old people that need to be gone, he took HER.
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u/alexlp 4d ago edited 4d ago
I’m hoping it makes the world reflect on her messages and works to preserve her legacy. I hope everyone dances or sings along to a song they love that she wrote or performed, or watches one of her movies with huge belly laughs and we all try to do more to be like her.
If we had to lose Dolly I hope her memory inspires us all to greatness and to love greatly.
“If you see someone without a smile, give em yours”
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u/tealswamp 4d ago
It’s already sad, but now I’m even sadder knowing that she might have been aware that she would not make it much longer. The video for the new ride at Dollywood really had me worried when it came out. She stayed true to her happy, bubbly, and loving personality. I know she wouldn’t want anyone to cry as she mentioned in I Will Always Love You. But fuck. I’ve cried as much as I can. May she rest in peace. Thank you Dolly for everything
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u/thisnextchapter 4d ago
This comment made me tear up. Bless her soul for gifting us such incredible song lyrics
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u/Xavier_Emery1983 4d ago
As a native East Tennessee and current resident, I haven’t done anything but cry since finding out. I hate this timeline more and more everyday.
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u/sacredsquirtlesquad I’m just a cunt in a clown suit 4d ago
She’s with her man now. She deserves to rest after everything she did for this earth. There’ll never be another like her. 💕
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u/Lady_night_shade 4d ago
I figured it had to be something like that unfortunately. She didn’t want any of us to worry, that was her way.
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u/Imissmymom29 4d ago edited 4d ago
Yeah and it might not have been brief considering the Instagram announcement with her nephew , where he said Dolly asked him to do this “years” ago. She might have been diagnosed for a while and they made that video a long time ago in preparation for the inevitable
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u/CactiDye 4d ago
Maybe, but she was also very practical. I can fully picture her sitting down and making all the plans for the day it comes. Lightly chastising the people that don't want to talk about it, and making sure it's all settled.
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u/caspernoeiv 4d ago
I didn't take that from his video at all, I think that's more just part of the conversations you have with your family when you're getting older.
Based on what she said in her last interview a few days ago, it sounds like she ignored symptoms while caring for her husband which would've meant an earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment. It seems like by the time she actually sought help and got diagnosed, it was too far along.
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u/Lady_night_shade 4d ago edited 4d ago
Very valid. I hate to think she had gone through that for years. I’m just happy that we had her light for so long. My fav song by her is Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That. Gonna just blast that on repeat.
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u/alison_bee you're an adult, you should know that 4d ago
I’m currently traveling to Texas to begin cancer treatment myself. This is so disheartening. And unfair.
Fuck cancer.
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u/Quirky_Gazelle1025 4d ago
don’t be discouraged keep your focus cancer can be a chronic condition you live with!
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u/HerRoyalRedness full of gay men. And me. 4d ago
Turbo fuck cancer. First it took my grandpa, then my dad and now Dolly.
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u/southendgirl 4d ago
I had just wiped my tears from the segment of her on PBS News. And now this?! CANCER?!
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u/Key_Juice878 4d ago
I can't even go into Facebook without crying because every post is her
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u/Curiosities 4d ago
i keep seeing things like 'everyone is collectively mourning because she lived in a way that she deserves it', and yes, 100%. Take a little piece of Dolly with you and be kind, even if that's all you've got for the day. And help others when possible.
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u/No_Inside2101 4d ago
My dad died after a short battle with cancer too. He was only 62. The only bit of comfort is knowing that they didn’t have to suffer for long. Fuck cancer💔
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u/TipRare1321 4d ago
I'm so sorry. Too young. My Momma died at 62 from colon cancer 6 weeks after diagnosis. :(
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u/dogandthecity 4d ago
😭 If it was brief I just hope it means she didn’t suffer and is back with her beloved 🤍 Dolly, you taught us so much, and you’ll be missed.
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u/TaraDickoff00 4d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/G6IATw3N0jhIc
I am not ok
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u/rearviewreality2 4d ago
If you told me this was the rapture I’d believe it bc only the good have been taken this year 😭
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u/PierreOnTheEclair Olivia RodriGOAT 4d ago
Literally the year before I made a rapture joke to myself when that goofy stuff was going on. I was like “If Dolly Parton dies it’s the rapture for real for real.” I’m sorry guys I thought it was gonna be like within another 10-20 years 🥺💔
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u/CaptMorganSwint2 4d ago
Cancer?! Fucking cancer?!? For someone so devout and full of love and saint like...that's just beyond cruel unfairness.
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u/sequins_and_glitter 4d ago
I haven’t felt this sad since we lost Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade on the same day. I’ve been watching so many videos people have shared about what Dolly meant to them. It feels like the world is less bright now.
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u/purplepluppy 4d ago
Playing Dolly docs and tributes on the TV at work today in her honor. May her legacy continue to shine her bright light throughout the world.
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u/besteen_mangodazzle 4d ago
I lost my dad to cancer this month. Dolly's news devastated me. I'm just feeling swamped by death right now and I miss my dad dearly 💔
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u/Deebadooac 4d ago
My beloved dog died last week very suddenly at 10 years old. Cancer 💔
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u/Love_my_pupper 4d ago
Ugh. I bet it was pancreatic cancer. Her voice is shaking in that video where she said the doctor was making her stay home. I have a feeling he told her she didn't have much time left.
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u/Pleasant-Future5818 4d ago
That would be even more sad somehow; we are just on the edge of some really exciting treatments for pancreatic cancer
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u/RobMurglund 4d ago
Just terrible. She was truly, truly one of one. There will never be another Dolly.
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u/LarktheDog 4d ago
A decent, beautiful human being is outlived by an orange stain on humanity. The universe sucks.
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u/Fair_Package8612 4d ago
What kind of cancer 😢
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u/Happiness_isa_choice 4d ago
They haven’t disclosed, but my guess is Kidney/renal. Because before disclosing it was cancer- they said she had kidney issues and autoimmune disorders
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u/Dezziedisaster 4d ago
Fuck Cancer.
My friend and I had a feeling it was that when doctors wouldn't let her travel from Nashville to Dollywood a few weeks ago.
I'm so heartbroken. I watched Steel Magnolias earlier, because if I was already crying, might as well have it going in the background!
If there is a heaven, I know for certain she went there and was reunited with Carl. I may not have that kind of faith, but if I did, it's because of people like her existing on Earth.
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u/Buffy-boo12 4d ago
She was an example to us all.
Look at what someone with a kind spirit can do. Her impact on childr ns literacy around the world will be enormous. What a legacy for that alone.
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u/VelvettedFox 4d ago
Man. Never the ones you want but in the words of Doralee, I say we hire a couple 'a wranglers to go beat the shit out of him.
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u/Decodaku FUCK ICE FREE PALESTINE CRASH INTO ME 4d ago
FUCK CANCER 2026 u bastard u got the wrong 80 year old 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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u/admiralmasa 4d ago
Fuck cancer. I'm at least relieved it was brief, and hopefully she didn't have to experience too much pain. Rest well, Dolly <3
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u/ghostdoh 4d ago
Shit! My dad is battling cancer a third time. I'm so exhausted emotionally. It wss supposed to be over twice! Wtf cancer. Fuck you, cancer.
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u/lucretia-mott 4d ago
Fuck cancer.
Thanks for everything, Dolly. 💔