Goddaughter Miley Cyrus Left 'Shell-Shocked'
Among those hit hardest by the news is Parton's goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, who appeared on "Hannah Montana" alongside her and later performed with her on multiple occasions. Parton never had children of her own.
"Miley is, as you'd expect, shell-shocked by the news," a source said. "It is as deep a grief as you'd imagine, as Miley has always seen Dolly as the strongest woman. The fact she is gone doesn't seem real."
The source added that Cyrus and the immediate family had known about the cancer diagnosis, "so this wasn't out of the realm of possibili
