Dolly Partons Sister Says She Hid Cancer Diagnosis From A Lot Of The Family

LOADINGERROR LOADINGDolly Parton’s sister, Stella Parton, reflected on why the late singer chose not to publicly share her cancer diagnosis in a new interview released on Thursday.“Dolly could not bear negative things, and she would not have wanted her fans worried about it,” Stella Parton, 77, told Gayle King of “CBS Mornings” with a smile.“She didn’t want a lot of the family worried about it.”Advertisement She said, “Some of us knew, the ones that were closer,” but added that “not every relative” was informed.

King asked if Dolly Parton, 80, kept her diagnosis a secret because she didn’t want people to worry, and her sister answered with an emphatic “absolutely.” “She did not want people sad,” she shared.But she wouldn’t share the specific type of cancer Dolly Parton had, out of respect for the country music icon’s wishes.Advertisement Stella Parton, left, and Dolly Parton, right, attend Stella Parton’s Red Tent Women's Conference on April 18, 2014, in Nashville.Terry Wyatt via Getty Images“It’s not my business to share her business,” Stella Parton said.

When King asked what she missed most about her sister, Stella Parton said it was “her optimism.” “She was the most optimistic person I ever knew,” she said, though she added, “I don’t miss her struggling in pain.” She said that she felt her sister “was at peace” when she died.“She knew where she was going.

She wasn’t going anywhere bad,” Stella Parton said.“She was going to be with mama and daddy.

She was definitely prepared.” Advertisement Dolly Parton’s nephew announced the singer’s death in an emotional video shared on social media last month.The singer’s representatives later confirmed that the “9 to 5” actor died after a “brief battle with cancer.” Relatedcancer dolly partonDolly Parton's Sister Calls Out 'Garbage' Posts Following Weird Trump TributeThere's A Reason Dolly Parton Went Q...