Stella Parton recalls Dolly Parton's final days and expressed wish to aid others

Stella Parton posted on social media about her older sister Dolly Parton's final weeks, saying the country star had asked her doctors to consider experimental drugs even if her own prognosis was poor, hoping the effort might help future patients. > "If there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future," Stella wrote. She added that Dolly had always thought of others and urged people to honor her legacy by showing kindness and supporting others. Dolly Parton died after a brief illness with cancer, though the specific type has not been disclosed by her family or representatives. Stella, who also performs as a country singer, highlighted her sister's long-standing charitable work, including the Imagination Library program that provides free books to children, a project inspired by their upbringing in a large, low-income Tennessee family.