Dolly Parton has not had the best year. She lost her husband, Carl, in March of 2025. And the loss of her husband of 58 years took its toll on her healthwise, as does her age. So, doctors have given the 80-year-old some medicine and procedures to deal with her immune and digestive issues, which include lots and lots of kidney stones. Those medicines have made her “a little bit swimmy-headed.”
Because of the medicine’s effects, she will have to cancel her Las Vegas residency, which was slated for September. She is not physically strong enough to carry her instruments, walk in 5″ heels, wear heavy rhinestone outfits, and support her a$$ets!
While her body is going through a tune-up, she is still with it mentally, and that is more than a lot of us can say.
The singer also still has her sense of humor. So as long as there are plastic surgeons in the world, she will continue to look as youthful as she did when she was working 9 to 5. Unfortunately for her, as she said, “Plastic surgeons can make you look as good as they can on the outside. But it is serious business when you talk about internal medicine.”
But she assured us that she had great doctors, and they told her that everything she has is “treatable.”
So while she can’t do her Vegas shows yet, she is working on her Broadway show, Dolly: A True Original Musical, Dolly: A True Original Musical, which is expected to debut later this year, and she is opening a museum and hotel in Nashville.
She is always keeping busy, and I will keep busy praying for her to feel better soon! Because she is a national treasure, we cannot lose.
Today, the most beloved star of Country music turns 80! And if we haven’t been following Dolly Parton’s career since she was 18, I would never have believed it, because the singer looks even more youthful now than she did throughout the ’80s. So I can’t wait to go through her 80s with her, and see how much more joy she continues to bring to the world!
Happy birthday, Dolly! May you celebrate from 9 to 5, and then from 5 to 9!
Reba McEntire, 70, and Rex Linn, 68, recently got engaged to her boyfriend of five years. Is it because they are going to have a shotgun wedding? That’s right. There is an image going around on the internet of the couple, who are starring in Happy’s Place, holding a sonogram printout of their baby.
So are they going to be parents? Nope! It was a fake photo, just like the one of her visiting Dolly Parton on her deathbed. Something Dolly addressed in her proof-of-life video yesterday.
Today, Reba addressed the photos and said, “That AI mess got us doing all kind of crazy things. You’re out there dying. I’m out there having a baby. Well, both of us know. You’re too young. And I’m too old for any of that kind of nonsense.”
Now that we know Miss Parton is not dying, maybe the soon-to-be Mrs. Linn can make her the Godmother of her baby. It has worked out well for Miley Cyrus.
Over the last few weeks, Dolly Parton has been cancelling and postponing events outside of Nashville due to medical procedures and issues, including kidney stones.
Therefore, fans have been worried about her. Yesterday, it reached a boiling point when her younger sister, Freida, asked us to pray for the 79-year-old singer, who has not been feeling well.
After a few hours, Freida took to social media to clarify that her sister was a little under the weather, but it was nothing serious.
However, that did not really ease how much the fans are worried about the beloved Country star.
So, this morning, Miss Dolly, who is still working 9 to 5, this time for the Grand Ole Opry, posted a video of herself looking healthy and told us, “I’m not dying.”
She explained that when her husband was very sick, for a long time, and after he passed away in March, she did not take care of herself, as most caregivers don’t. Therefore, when she finally went to the doctor, they told her that they needed to take care of some things, which are nothing major. They suggested that she stay near Vanderbilt University for the time being to make sure everything under the hood gets taken care of.
I mean, she is a national treasure, and they don’t want anything to happen to her. Same as we don’t.
Dolly concluded her message with, “I’m not ready to die yet. I don’t think Gd is through with me, and I ain’t done working. So I love you for caring and keep praying for me.”
I will keep praying for her because we need more people who are as caring, humble, humorous, and as good as she is in the world.
The internet was doing a mass prayer for Dolly Parton today, after her second-youngest sister, Freida, asked that we pray for the national treasure.
Freida wrote, “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”
Obviously, that social media post worried almost everyone because Miss Dolly has been cancelling events outside of Nashville, including her upcoming Las Vegas residency, due to undisclosed health challenges, which require some procedures.
Well, after ten hours, and I am sure a lot of angry phone calls, Freida posted an update: “I want to clear something up. I didn’t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She’s been 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. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.”
Therefore, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Even though it is not serious, we should always pray for Dolly because the world is a better place with her in it.
And I hope that Freida is more careful about what she posts in the future because it is not nice to scare people. Well, it is good to scare others, but not over something like this.
