Dolly is the owner of Dolly's Boutique in Weymouth, Ma. She is a graduate of UMASS Boston, and is married with three kids. Dolly has written several books,including Means of Escape, her true story of domestic violence. In 2022 Dolly was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodghkin's Lymphoma and is currently undergoing weekly chemo treatments. She wrote The Hardest Climb in 2023 based on her initial diagnosis, and she's currently working on The Climb Continues, as she battles her recent cancer diagnosis.