{"id":5291,"date":"2025-10-08T09:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=5291"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:40:14","slug":"dolly-partons-sister-has-revealed-heartbreaking-news-the-country-music-icon-hasnt-been-doing-well-and-is-now-asking-fans-around-the-world-to-pray-for-her-recovery-in-a-tre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=5291","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton\u2019s sister has revealed heartbreaking news \u2014 the country music icon hasn\u2019t been doing well and is now asking fans around the world to pray for her recovery. In a trembling voice, she described how Dolly has grown noticeably weaker in recent weeks, spending most of her time inside her Tennessee home, surrounded by only a few close family members. A leaked video taken from outside her private residence shows the legendary singer sitting by her piano, softly humming a tune that brought many viewers to tears. But what shocked everyone most wasn\u2019t her frailty \u2014 it was what she did right after the song ended&#8230; WATCH MORE BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"cb-59c3c6cb4cd2af36d537e87432a1ea53\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><strong>Dolly Parton<\/strong>\u2019s sister has fans on edge \u2014 revealing online the music legend ain\u2019t doing too good \u2014 and she\u2019s begging for prayers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a515cfe6d2d91c85598f76c997be885d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Not long after Dolly axed 6 shows from her Vegas residency due to health reasons, her sister\u00a0<strong>Freida<\/strong>\u00a0hit Facebook Tuesday \u2026 saying the 79-year-old legend still isn\u2019t at her best, and pleading with fans worldwide to be \u201cprayer warriors\u201d for the country legend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a4fae5e0be63a7d8291fa7b9b93424b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/29\/4by3\/2025\/10\/07\/29d9a9b994ec488d93a8eb954916e8fb_md.jpg\" alt=\"frieda parton facebook post\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4035109738b80b5c4797132b20c7078f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Freida \u2014 who said she\u2019d been up all night praying \u2014 reassured fans that Dolly\u2019s strong and deeply loved \u2026 and with the world\u2019s prayers lifting her up, she believes her sister\u2019s gonna be just fine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a9\/4by3\/2025\/10\/07\/a90a6b1828ce48ceaa88864b1fdbb093_md.jpg\" alt=\"dolly parton sister facebook post\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8a0a3594cc709e40e00d3bc11f054de4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/4by3\/2025\/10\/07\/449ef7e21d1e48ffa7039ea5bfbfd63f_md.jpg\" alt=\"freida parton and dolly parton getty \" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6065cb3c9166ae1b2be194bf51075acc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">She wrapped the post with, \u201cGodspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you!\u201d \u2014 alongside a powerful shot of Dolly herself in prayer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b8245983c6f8103bf6d70d82e7d4a761\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Of course, fans didn\u2019t need to be told twice \u2026 Freida\u2019s post was flooded with prayers and well-wishes \u2026 and truth be told, folks have been worried ever since Dolly said she needed some procedures and\u00a0<strong>postponed her Las Vegas residency<\/strong>\u00a0from December to September of next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ed669db9a2a1a28b7c2563f8a58c7001\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2f\/4by3\/2025\/10\/07\/2ff1c6aa234f423fb19c41c7f75f2b6e_md.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton Through The Years\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Dolly Parton Through The Years<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-16bc0834ee2a6ee3e14ec2192cc2b036\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Dolly Parton\u2019s residency, \u201cDolly: Live in Las Vegas,\u201d was scheduled to coincide with the National Finals Rodeo, with six concerts set for Dec. 4-13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In an earlier statement shared in a press release about the residency, the singer\u00a0said\u00a0she was \u201cexcited\u201d to perform in at The Colosseum at Caesars, which would have marked her first extended run in Las Vegas in 32 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cI haven\u2019t worked Vegas in years and I\u2019ve always loved singing there,\u201d she stated at the time. \u201cI\u2019m looking so forward to the shows in The Colosseum at Caesars and I hope you are as well. See you there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The shows were set to include fan-favorite songs from over the years, including \u201c9 to 5,\u201d \u201cJolene,\u201d \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d and \u201cCoat of Many Colors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton\u2019s sister has fans on edge \u2014 revealing online the music legend ain\u2019t doing too good \u2014 and she\u2019s begging for prayers.&nbsp; Not long after Dolly&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5293,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5291\/revisions\/5293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}