Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, has issued a clarification after asking “all of the world” to be part of her in prayer for her Grammy-winning sibling.
As you will have seen, concerningly worded headlines have been fast to unfold in latest days after Freida’s preliminary assertion, which itself got here after the extensively celebrated artist introduced a postponement of her upcoming Las Vegas dates due to upcoming procedures associated to unspecified “health challenges.”
In September, Dolly jokingly likened this to her “100,000-mile checkup,” including that getting “show-ready” after the procedures will take time.
On Tuesday morning, Oct. 7, Freida took to Facebook to reveal that she’d been “up all night praying” for her sister.
“Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately,” Freida wrote. “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!”
Fans, understandably, have been fast to enthusiastically comply with Freida’s lead, marking a real testomony to simply how deeply adored she is throughout generations. But in a while Tuesday, Freida clarified that she “didn’t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious” when asking for followers to be part of her in prayer.
“She’s been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer,” she wrote in a follow-up assertion shared to Facebook. “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.”
RockstarDolly’s most up-to-date studio album, arrived again in 2023. Last 12 months, the album, Dolly’s forty ninth solo effort, obtained a deluxe model. 2024 additionally noticed Dolly making a number of appearances on Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning Cowboy Carter album. She was additionally enlisted for Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion.
In March of this 12 months, Carl Dean, Dolly’s longtime husband, died on the age of 82.
“Carl and I spent many wonderful years together,” Dolly stated in a word to followers on the time. “Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.”