Shannen Doherty's doctor details 'sad' but 'beautiful' final moments before 'Charmed' actress' death
foxnews.comShannen Doherty's oncologist, Dr. Lawrence D. Piro, was by her side until her final moments. Piro revealed in an interview with People magazine that the "Charmed" star was surrounded by loved ones in the last hours of her life. "In the last few hours, she was in a place where she was very comfortable and sleeping and transitioning, and she was surrounded by some of her very close friends," Piro told the outlet. "The room was surrounded by a select group of friends that were giving her a lot of care and support.
It was somber and sad but beautiful and loving.The hardest thing about this was that she wasn't ready to leave because she loved life." Doherty died on Saturday, July 13, at age 53, after her battle with breast cancer.
Piro was someone who Doherty was close to for many years of her life. He shared with People that she was someone very proactive in her treatment journey, always seeking answers. "Whenever she learned some new fact or some new idea in her medical journey, she would immediately call me or forward something to me, and we would discuss it and see whether it had any relevance to her scenario and where it would fit into the scheme of things for her," he recalled of the actress. "I was always amazed with the way in which she could separate her own emotions about being so young and being on such a difficult journey from the fact-finding part.
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