Dolly Parton's sister Freida wreaked havoc yesterday when she made a post on Facebook saying she was "up all night praying" for the country star, who "hasn’t been feeling her best lately." She asked for prayers, and today the "9 To 5" singer put an end to the panic by proclaiming, "I ain't dead yet!"
In a video on Instagram, Parton addressed the situation from the set of commercials she's doing for the Grand Ole Opry. "Do I look sick to you? I'm working hard here! Anyway, I wanted to put everybody's mind at ease, those of you that seem to be real concerned, which I appreciate," she said. "I appreciate your prayers, 'cause I'm a person of faith. I can always use the prayers for anything and everything. But I want you to know that I'm okay."
"I've got some problems, as I mentioned," she continued. "Back when my husband Carl was very sick, that was for a long time, and then when he passed, I didn’t take care of myself, so I let a lot of things go that I should’ve been taking care of. So anyway, when I got around to it, the doctor said, we need to take care of this. We need to take care of that. Nothing major, but I did have to cancel some things so I could be closer to home, closer to Vanderbilt [University Medical Center], where I’m kind of having a few treatments here and there, but I wanted you to know that I’m not dying."
She also laughed about an AI-generated photo of Reba McEntire at her deathbed. "There's just a lot of rumors flying around, but I figured if you heard it from me, you'd know that I was okay," she concluded. "So anyhow, that’s what I wanted to say and I’m not ready to die yet. I don’t think God is through with me and I ain’t done working. So I love you for caring, and keep praying for me."
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