New details have emerged about Dolly Parton’s final days, revealing a private health battle that millions of fans did not know about.

Representatives for the country music legend have confirmed that Dolly died following a brief battle with cancer.

The specific type of cancer has not been publicly disclosed.

Dolly was admitted to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville on August 21. Four days later, on August 25, she died at age 80 surrounded by loved ones.

The revelation is particularly emotional because Dolly had spoken about her health struggles shortly before her death without publicly revealing the cancer diagnosis.

Even while facing difficult health problems, she remained focused on the future and continued working on projects close to her heart.

Her team remembered Dolly not only for the music that made her an American icon, but also for the generosity that defined so much of her life — including the hundreds of millions of books distributed through her Imagination Library.

For fans, the new information adds another heartbreaking chapter to Dolly’s final days.

She was dealing with far more privately than much of the world realized — while still trying to bring the same optimism and joy that had defined her extraordinary life.