Shannen Doherty’s doctor, at her bedside when she died, describes actor’s final moments

Dr. Lawrence D. Piro, who treated and was a close friend of Shannen Doherty, said the actor was “an incredible warrior.” Shannen Doherty’s doctor and close friend says that the “Charmed” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” star “was not ready to leave” in the moments leading up to her death. And so we did.” Without describing specifics as a medical professional because it would violate privacy laws, Piro said Doherty faced “a limited situation of options” because of her condition over the last few weeks. “The hardest thing about this was that she wasn’t ready to leave because she loved life.” Piro, who appeared on Doherty’s “Let’s Be Clear” podcast as well as “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” “The Doctors” and “This Is Farrah Fawcett,” said the actor’s “love for life and a desire to have more life” are what kept her going, but it was “incredibly painful for her not to be able to do that.” As Doherty’s battle for survival heightened in recent weeks, she also faced the last stages of contentious divorce proceedings with ex-husband Kurt Iswarienko, from whom she separated in January 2023 and split with in April 2023 after 11 years of marriage. Piro said he never got the sense that the emotional challenge of the divorce was draining her ability to continue to fight “on the medical side.” However, it made it “more challenging,” he said.