More details are emerging about the tragic loss of country music superstar Dolly Parton, who just passed away at the age of 80.
Dolly died on Tuesday morning, August 25 and we have learned that she was hospitalized last week. The shocking loss of the music icon comes days after she publicly updated fans on her health, giving us hope that she was overcoming some of her recent hardship.
Sadly, insiders now reveal that Dolly‘s death was “sudden.”
Why Dolly’s death was a shock to her loved ones
TMZ reports that Dolly’s inner circle knew that she was sick, but her death was not expected and was “sudden.”
Sources told the outlet that “when loved ones learned Dolly had been hospitalized last week and wasn’t doing well, they began rushing to Nashville to be by her side.”
Sadly, not all of Dolly‘s loved ones were able to make it to her side before she passed.
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What happened to Dolly?
Dolly was admitted to the hospital in Nashville four days before her death because of “kidney and autoimmune issues,” according to TMZ.
There are no plans yet for a public celebration of Dolly‘s life and the funeral is being planned as a “small, intimate ceremony” for her closest loved ones.
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