{"id":2077695,"date":"2025-10-08T18:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2077695"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:24:08","slug":"dolly-parton-reassures-fans-on-health-i-aint-dead-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dolly-parton-reassures-fans-on-health-i-aint-dead-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton reassures fans on health \u2018I ain\u2019t dead yet!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) \u2014 On Wednesday, after worries about her health, Dolly Parton posted a video letting fans know that she is okay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Tuesday, Dolly Parton\u2019s sister, Freida, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/entertainment\/dolly-parton-not-feeling-her-best-sister-says-asks-for-prayer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:asked for prayers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">asked for prayers<\/a>, saying Dolly \u201chasn\u2019t been feeling her best,\u201d in a post that was shared around 21,000 times. Around a week earlier, the country music singer postponed her Las Vegas tour due to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/entertainment\/dolly-parton-postpones-las-vegas-concerts-due-to-health-challenges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:health challenges;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">health challenges<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/news\/knox-county-news\/9-1-1-spinoff-episode-one-of-the-largest-productions-to-be-filmed-in-knoxville\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u20189-1-1\u2019 spinoff episode one of the largest productions to be filmed in Knoxville;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> \u20189-1-1\u2019 spinoff episode one of the largest productions to be filmed in Knoxville <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Wednesday afternoon, Dolly posted a video on X saying that she was okay. She captioned it, \u201cI ain\u2019t dead yet!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am,\u201d Dolly said. \u201cI wanted to put everybody\u2019s mind at ease, those of you that seemed to be real concerned \u2014 which I appreciate, and I appreciate your prayers, because I\u2019m a person of faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She explained that she had \u201csome problems\u201d and didn\u2019t take care of herself well after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/news\/all-about-dolly-parton\/dolly-parton-taking-break-from-songwriting-after-husbands-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:her husband\u2019s death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">her husband\u2019s death<\/a>. Parton 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 \u201cnothing major.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/news\/dancing-with-the-stars-live-coming-to-knoxville-3\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Dancing with the Stars: Live!\u2019 coming to Knoxville;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> \u2018Dancing with the Stars: Live!\u2019 coming to Knoxville <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI wanted you to know that I\u2019m not dying,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m not ready to die yet. I don\u2019t think God is through with me, and I ain\u2019t done working. So, I love you for caring and keep praying for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/news\/ask-isaacs\/roblox-responsibility-lawyer-breaks-down-laws-on-internet-safety-for-children\/?ipid=promo-link-block3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roblox &amp; Responsibility: Lawyer breaks down laws on internet safety for children;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Roblox &amp; Responsibility: Lawyer breaks down laws on internet safety for children <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She explained that she was currently filming commercials for the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WATE 6 On Your Side.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WATE 6 On Your Side. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) \u2014 On Wednesday, after worries about her health, Dolly Parton posted a video letting fans know that she is okay. On Tuesday, Dolly Parton\u2019s sister, Freida, asked for prayers, saying Dolly \u201chasn\u2019t been feeling her best,\u201d in a post that was shared around 21,000 times. 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