Olivia's niece reveals final heartbreaking moments
<p>Olivia Newton-John's niece has shared details of her heart-breaking last days before she <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/health/caring/honouring-dame-olivia-newton-john" target="_blank" rel="noopener">died of breast cancer</a> at age 73. </p>
<p>In an interview with <em>A Current Affair</em>, Tottie Goldsmith broke down in tears as she reflected on her aunty's last days of her decades-long health battle. </p>
<p>"It's not a shock, we've known how sick she's been, especially in the last five days," she told Tracy Grimshaw. </p>
<p>Tottie then went on to reveal her heart-wrenching final moments with Olivia, saying, "I couldn't get to America in time and I wanted to say goodbye, so I asked [her husband John] if he could hold the phone up to her ear... But he got me on FaceTime so I managed to see her."</p>
<p>"I told her all the things I needed to say," Tottie continued. "She was leaving us... but I feel like she got it."</p>
<p>She then shared an emotional conversation she had with her aunty while she was undergoing treatment. </p>
<p>She said, "There was one day at the Olivia Newtown John Centre and she was really skinny and unwell and I said to her, 'Are you afraid of dying', and she said, 'Plonker, I'm not afraid. I've done more in my life that I could have ever imagined.'"</p>
<p>"She's struggled with a lot of pain and it's been a tough road," Tottie added. </p>
<p>"It wasn't just the cancer that got her. It was other complications and being in a hospital with a very susceptible immune system."</p>
<p>Tracey then asked Tottie what Olivia was most proud of in her life, and without skipping a beat, Tottie responded "Chloe" before breaking down in tears. </p>
<p>Chloe is Olivia's daughter who she shared with ex-husband Matt Lattanzi.</p>
<p>"She loved that girl so much. Chloe's <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/family-pets/no-words-emotional-images-from-olivia-newton-john-s-daughter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doing it really tough</a>, but she's been amazing."</p>
<p>At the end of the interview, Tottie said her family would be accepting Victorian Premier Dan Andrews' offer of a state funeral for Olivia, as she said, <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;">"On behalf of not just our family, but I think Australia needs it."</span></p>
<p><em>Image credits: A Current Affair / Instagram</em></p>
