\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \tRelated story \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tCheri Oteri Reveals What ‘Shocked’ Her About Her Own Reaction to Breast Cancer Diagnosis\t\t<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n \t \n\tStella also mentioned Dolly\u2019s humor and how she refused to let Stella\u2019s complaining get in the way of a good time.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cDolly loved the world and everyone in it,\u201d Stella wrote. \u201cI would criticize and complain about it, and she would laugh and say, \u2018Shoot, Tedda, we\u2019ve got more important things to do than worry about their silly asses.\u2019 She was right, and she proved it every day.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe 80-year-old star passed away after what her team described as a \u201cbrief battle with cancer<\/a>.\u201d Just days before her death, Dolly spoke out about her health<\/a>, noting that she had to put her own physical needs on the back burner while caring for her late husband, Carl Dean.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI am dealing with some health issues that I just didn\u2019t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl<\/a>,\u201d she told People<\/em><\/a>. \u201cYou know, this isn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve had to manage something like this. Back in the early \u201980s, I was down for several months with female issues, and I was struggling with my weight at the time too, so it\u2019s not like I haven\u2019t been through hard times with my health.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tShe added that despite her physical hurdles, she was bound and determined to keep working and achieving her goals as long as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m still healin\u2019, I\u2019m still workin\u2019! You know me \u2014 as I\u2019ve often said \u2014 I\u2019ve dreamed myself into a corner, and I still have so many things I want to achieve, so I\u2019m gonna keep on working<\/a> as long as I can to see everything come to life.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tStella also gave fans a quick glimpse at what it was like to be a Parton girl. Raised on a farm, both Dolly and Stella were early risers, and on Tuesday mornings they shared a weekly coffee date over the phone before the sun came up. They\u2019d drink coffee, gossip, and make plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAs she liked to say: \u2018Shoot, Tedda, we get more work done before the sun comes up than most folks do all day long!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAlthough Stella said her Tuesday mornings would never be the same, she asked fans to honor her sister by following her example.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMy sister was always thinking of others, and if you want to honor her legacy, show more kindness, lift others up, and give more of your time and resources, as she continued to do to the very end,\u201d she wrote. \u201cShe left the world a better place by being in it, so let\u2019s follow her example.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Cheri](\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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