Shannen Doherty’s doctor has revealed the beloved actress’s heartbreaking final moments.
The “Beverly Hills, 90210” star died at age 53 on Saturday after a long battle with cancer.
In an interview with People, oncologist Dr. Lawrence D. Piro said the “Charmed” alum’s final moments were “sad” and “beautiful.”
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,” he added.
Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, enduring a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. She went into remission in 2017, but in February 2020, she announced she had Stage 4 breast cancer.
On the June 24 episode of her “Let’s Be Clear” podcast, Doherty opened up about her decision to undergo another round of chemotherapy.
I’m having to go back on chemo and it’s really hard,” she said at the time. “The idea of going through that all over again has wrecked me.”
Speaking about the late actress’s fight against the illness, Piro said they “kept going until we couldn’t go any more.”
“The last conversation that we had, she was in the process of realizing that things had taken a pretty significant turn,” he told the outlet.
