KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Wednesday, in response to concerns about her health, Dolly Parton posted a video letting fans know that she is alright.
On Tuesday, Oct. 7, Dolly's sister, Freida Parton, asked for prayers, saying Dolly "hasn't been feeling her best," in a post that was shared about 21,000 times. This news comes after the country singer announced late last month that she needed to postpone her Las Vegas tour due to "health challenges."
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, Dolly posted a video on X saying that she was okay. She captioned it, "I ain't dead yet!"
"I know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am," Dolly said. "I wanted to put everybody's mind at ease, those of you that seemed to be real concerned — which I appreciate, and I appreciate your prayers, because I'm a person of faith."
She explained that she had "some problems" and didn't take care of herself well after the death of her husband, Carl Dean. Dolly said her doctor encouraged her to take a few treatments, causing her to reschedule some appearances and stay close to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Still, she emphasized that it was "nothing major."
"I wanted you to know that I'm not dying," she said. "I'm not ready to die yet. I don't think God is through with me, and I ain't done working. So, I love you for caring and keep praying for me."
She explained that she was currently filming commercials for the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
Dolly didn’t specify which medical issues she was experiencing, but a representative for the award-winning artist previously told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that she was waiting to undergo surgery to address issues with kidney stones.
“It’s just the kidney stones, and the procedure she needs to resolve those,” the representative told the outlet. “It looks like her sister posted, and it got quite a bit blown out of proportion, weirdly.”
Dolly, 79, performs on occasion but hasn’t toured since her “Pure & Simple Tour” ended in 2016. Last month, she also missed the announcement of the latest attraction at Dollywood, her Tennessee theme park, mentioning health issues.
“I had a kidney stone that was causing me a lot of problems, turned out it’d given me an infection, and the doctor said, ‘You don’t need to be traveling right this minute, so you need a few days to get better,’” Dolly said in a video announcement at the time. “So, he suggested I not go to Dollywood today, but I’m there with you in spirit. I was looking so forward to it.”
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