Dolly Parton’s younger sister Stella is opening up about how the singer continued her quest to help the world – even in her dying days. Dolly died on Tuesday at the age of 80 following a secret battle with an undisclosed form of cancer. Stella, who is one of the country icon’s 11 siblings, took to Facebook on Thursday to pay tribute to her sister, saying she was ready to use her own health struggles to bring about positive change for others. ‘My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful and kind people I’ve ever known,’ Stella, 77, stated. ‘What the world saw is exactly who she was, so much so, she told me recently that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future.’She added: ‘If anyone gets to heaven I’m sure she made it right on time. I know she’s showing out big time, in all her sparkles and shine. That was my sister’s way.’Stella, who is also a singer-songwriter, also gave fans a glimpse into her weekly routine with Dolly. Dolly Parton ’s younger sister Stella is opening up about how the singer continued her quest to help the world even if there was no hope for her amid her health battle Stella, 77, who is also a singer-songwriter, gave fans a glimpse into her weekly routine with Dolly. Stella is seen at left with Dolly (right) and another of their sisters, Freida (center) Stella (center) is seen with Dolly and Frieda in a 1981 photo‘Every Tuesday about this time, before the sun came up and the world was still asleep, she and I for many years had our coffee together over the phone,’ Stella continued. ‘Being little farm girls we’ve continued to be early risers. As she liked to say; “shoot Tedda we get more work done before the sun comes up than most folks do all day long!”‘We would catch up on gossip, as sisters do, and drink coffee and make plans as it has always been our way.’As touched on by Stella, Dolly is being remembered for her generosity, particularly in her efforts to aid childhood literacy. The star was instrumental in donating hundreds of millions of books to children through her Imagination Library.Dolly also donated $1million to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in April 2020 which funded research that helped create a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.Stella urged fans to honor Parton’s legacy by showing ‘more kindness,’ lifting others up and giving ‘more of your time and resources as she continued to do to the very end.’After thanking followers for the outpouring of love and respect, she concluded by saying how the legend had impacted her forever and asked all to follow her sister’s example.Stella wrote: ‘Dolly loved the world and everyone in it. I would criticize and complain about it and she would laugh and say; “shoot Tedda, we’ve got more important things to do than worry about their silly asses.”‘She was right and she proved it everyday.’ ‘We would catch up on gossip, as sisters do, and drink coffee and make plans as it has always been our way,’ Stella (second right) shared about her sibling (pictured at the Coat of Many Colors Hollwood premiere)The fourth of 12 children, Dolly was born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, on January 19, 1946.She and her siblings, Willadeene, David Wilburn, Coy Denver, Bobby Lee, Stella Mae, Cassie Nan, Randle Huston ‘Randy,’ Larry Gerald, twins Floyd and Freida Estelle and Rachel Ann, were raised in the Great Smoky Mountains where they slept on beds made of straw and lived with no running water, gas or electricity.After developing a love of music at an early age, Dolly sang frequently on the local radio and made television appearances in East Tennessee as a child before releasing her first single, Puppy Love, at the age of 13.She then went on to enjoy an illustrious music career that spanned an incredible six decades and was arguably best known for her hits Jolene and 9 to 5. Parton was one of 12 siblings, including Willadeene, David Wilburn, Coy Denver, Bobby Lee, Stella Mae (left), Cassie Nan, Randle Huston ‘Randy,’ Larry Gerald, twins Floyd (right) and Freida Estelle (second left) and Rachel Ann, were raised in the Great Smoky Mountains where they slept on beds made of straw and lived with no running water, gas or electricity. Parton enjoyed an illustrious music career that spanned an incredible six decades and was arguably best known for her hits Jolene and 9 to 5Stella’s statement comes after Dolly’s niece Rebecca Seaver paid tribute to the country music star on Wednesday.Rebecca, whose mother is Dolly’s 75-year-old sister Cassie, revealed the family’s pain at her aunt’s passing. ‘Today, the grief we feel is insurmountable because of the enormous amount of love we all have for Dolly Rebecca Parton,’ she stated.