Dolly Parton’s sister, Stella Parton, reveals that Dolly told her she’d allow her medical team to try experimental drugs on her in the hopes of helping others in the future, even if there was no hope for her:
“She told me recently that 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.”
Dolly Parton was Miley Cyrus's godmother for 33 years. She took the job before Miley was even born.
Back in 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus was touring with Dolly on the Achy Breaky Heart run. A Kentucky boy and a Tennessee girl, they got close fast. When he found out he was having a daughter, he told Dolly she had to be the godmother. She said she'd be honored.
So when Aunt Dolly walked into the Hannah Montana closet in 2006, Disney had accidentally hired a real family. She did three episodes, and one of them was literally titled "I Will Always Loathe You."
The way they stayed in touch is the detail I can't get over. Dolly never used phones. She sent faxes. Miley's team would receive the fax at her lawyer's office, scan it, and text her the image. Grandma technology carrying godmother love for three decades.
Two Mother's Days ago, Dolly faxed her: "How much do I love you? As much as my heart can hold and as far as my arms can reach."
Then in 2023, at 77, Dolly recorded a rock cover of Wrecking Ball with Miley and quietly changed one lyric, so that Miley's line ended with the title of Dolly's own signature song. The song she wrote in 1972. The same one she'd sung on her goddaughter's Disney show.
Miley said one of their last conversations was about music and metamorphosis. That was the whole relationship. The most famous woman in country music spent 33 years teaching one kid how to keep changing without losing herself.
It’s more than obvious Miley is deeply affected by Dolly’s death and she doesn’t need to make a statement for us to know that… Dolly isn’t a peer, mentor, or even a friend to her, she’s been family since her literal birth. Wondering where is her statement is so pointless.
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to Dolly Parton:
“The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they'll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts.
What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis.
I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We're in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things.”
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton in an emotional message posted to Instagram:
“The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts,” Cyrus wrote. “What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis.”
Cyrus concluded, “I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things.”
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Miley Cyrus pays tribute to Dolly Parton:
“I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis.”
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton:
“The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they'll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts. What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis. I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We're in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things.”
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to her late godmother Dolly Parton:
“The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts.
What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis. 🦋
I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things. 💖”
To the few on this app bashing Miley Cyrus for not making a statement about the passing of Dolly Parton- kindly log off
A woman doesn’t need to make a public statement about losing someone she loved deeply so chronically online moralists can be satisfied
The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts.
What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis. 🦋
I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things. 💖 @dollyparton
I did the research; this is the first time a professional musician has received this honor of a national half staff after death. Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson never got this honor. That’s saying a lot.