2024-07-18 11:12:24
Shannen Doherty died a few days ago at the age of 53 after a long battle with cancer. Her doctor now reports how she was doing shortly before her death.
“Beverly Hills, 90210” actress Shannen Doherty lost her battle with cancer on July 13. Oncologist Dr. Lawrence D. Piro treated her for several years. Now he has spoken to the US magazine “People” about the last hours of the Hollywood star’s life. According to him, Doherty “wasn’t ready to go because she loved life.” But her battle with cancer has become “much more difficult in the last few weeks.”
Dr. Piro describes Doherty as “a very intelligent person” who was “very actively involved in her entire health journey.” “She wanted to live every day, not as if it was her last day, but as if it was the beginning of a new chapter for her,” the oncologist explains, adding: “In her mind, she didn’t want to consider any alternative other than ‘we’re about to beat this.'”
But then, according to her doctor, her health unfortunately began to deteriorate noticeably. Doherty was “realizing this” in their last conversation. The doctor and his famous patient spoke about “love, support and care” and about “still fighting through it.”
Doherty wanted to continue her therapy at that point. Although there were only “limited options” for treatment, continuing the fight was “not even up for discussion,” explains Dr. Piro. “Shannen did not live like that. She was an incredible fighter in everything she did.”
In her very last hours, Doherty was in a place “where she was very comfortable, sleeping and transitioning.” She was “surrounded by a select group of friends” who “given her a lot of care and support,” said Dr. Piro. “It was dark and sad, but beautiful and loving at the same time. The hardest part was that she wasn’t ready to go because she loved life.”
Doherty praised her doctor Dr. Piro in 2016. In an Instagram post, she explained that she had “a great relationship with her oncologist, characterized by mutual respect.” “The most important thing is to find a doctor who listens to you,” she wrote on the social network at the time. Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. She was considered cured for a time, but in 2017 the cancer returned in stage four.
In 2020, Doherty said her cancer was advanced and considered incurable. In June 2023, she announced that she had metastases in her brain. At the end of 2023, she announced that her bones had also been affected by the cancer.