{"id":5758,"date":"2026-05-17T11:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:12:53","slug":"dolly-parton-sister-issues-update-after-alarming-health-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/?p=5758","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton sister issues update after alarming health concerns!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dolly Parton\u2019s sister Freida Parton has moved to clarify matters having caused a scare after revealing she was \u201cup all night praying\u201d for the country icon\u2019s recovery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With Parton being the national icon she is, it\u2019s hardly a surprise that her legion of fans interpreted the update as being a possible precursor to more morbid news. Dolly, readers will remember, has endured a host of health issues of late, forcing her to cancel a number of shows.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freida Parton took to Facebook on Tuesday with a heartfelt message that revealed just how worried she\u2019s been.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly,\u201d Freida wrote. \u201cMany of you know she hasn\u2019t been feeling her best lately.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Freida didn\u2019t go into details about Dolly\u2019s condition, her post came just a week after the beloved 79-year-old singer postponed her highly anticipated Las Vegas residency due to medical issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts,\u201d Dolly explained in an Instagram post. \u201cAs many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE \u2013 JANUARY 28: Dolly Parton attends \u201cDolly: An Original Musical\u201d fireside chat and press conference at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on January 28, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE \u2013 JANUARY 28: Dolly Parton attends \u201cDolly: An Original Musical\u201d fireside chat and press conference at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on January 28, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Only last month, Dolly spoke candidly about having a kidney stone that led to an infection, forcing her to miss a Dollywood event in Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Indeed, 2025 has proven to be a difficult year for Dolly Parton. Carl Dean, her husband of nearly 60 years, passed away in March, age 82. Following Freida\u2019s message to the public, fans were left fearing for Dolly, now 79.<\/p>\n

Yet her sister\u2019s now issued another update in a bid to quell the concerns, insisting she didn\u2019t mean to \u201cscare\u201d anyone regarding Dolly\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to clear something up,\u201d Freida, 68, wrote in a social media post.<\/p>\n

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Dolly Parton 1977 during Dolly Parton File Photos in London, California. (Photo by Chris Walter\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dolly Parton 1977 during Dolly Parton File Photos in London, California. (Photo by Chris Walter\/WireImage)
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Freida then clarified that Dolly has \u201cbeen a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re sending all our love and prayers in Dolly\u2019s direction! Get well soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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