Dolly Parton is 'going to be just fine', country singer's sister says

Dolly Parton's sister has said that the state vocalist is "going to beryllium conscionable fine" aft worrying fans by asking for prayers.

Freida Parton had asked radical for prayers for the Jolene and I Will Always Love You vocalist connected Tuesday.

"Last night, I was up each nighttime praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you cognize she hasn't been feeling her champion lately," Ms Parton wrote successful a Facebook post.

"I genuinely judge successful the powerfulness of prayer, and I person been [led] to inquire each of the satellite that loves her to beryllium supplication warriors and commune with me.

"She's strong, she's loved, and with each the prayers being lifted for her, I cognize successful my bosom she's going to beryllium conscionable fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We each emotion you!"

After shocked fans took to societal media expressing interest astir Parton's health, her sister said successful a 2nd station connected Wednesday: "I privation to wide thing up. I didn't mean to scare anyone oregon marque it dependable truthful superior erstwhile asking for prayers for Dolly.

"She's been a small nether the weather, and I simply asked for prayers due to the fact that I judge truthful powerfully successful the powerfulness of prayer. It was thing much than a small sister asking for prayers for her large sister."

It comes aft Parton announced successful September that she had to postpone her upcoming Las Vegas residency implicit "health challenges".

"As galore of you know, I person been dealing with immoderate wellness challenges, and my doctors archer maine that I indispensable person a fewer procedures," the vocalist said astatine the time.

"As I joked with them, it indispensable beryllium clip for my 100,000-mile check-up, though it's not the accustomed travel to spot my integrative surgeon!"

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Parton said she was postponing the shows due to the fact that she is "not going to beryllium capable to rehearse and enactment unneurotic the amusement that I privation you to see. You wage bully wealth to spot maine perform, and I privation to beryllium astatine my champion for you".

The state prima was acceptable to execute six shows astatine Caesars Palace successful December, but her show dates person been moved to September 2026.

"Don't interest astir maine quittin' the concern due to the fact that God hasn't said thing astir stopping yet," Parton said arsenic she announced the postponement of her shows. "But I judge helium is telling maine to dilatory down close present truthful I tin beryllium acceptable for much large adventures with each of you."