Dollyโค Parton Assures Fans She’s “Not Quititin’ teh business” Amid Health Concerns
Country music icon Dolly Parton addressedโค fan worries about her health on Monday, clarifying she is undergoing medical โprocedures but โขhas no plans to โretire. The reassurance came after a call โขfor prayers from her sister Stellaโข Partonโข sparkedโค speculation โฃaboutโค the singer’s โwell-being.
Parton, 77, announced sheโฃ is postponing her planned โresidency at Theโข Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas until Septemberโ 2026 to focus on her โขhealth. “As many of you know, I have been dealing with โฃsome health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few โprocedures,” Parton shared โขin a messageโฃ posted on her website. She joked about needing a “100,000-mile โคcheck-up,” clarifying it wasn’t a routine visit to her plastic surgeon.
The singer sought to quell retirement rumors, stating, โ”They didn’t need to worry about โขme quittin’ theโ business as โGod hasn’t said anything โabout stopping yet.” She added, “But, โฃI beleive He is telling me โto slow down right nowโฃ so I โcanโฃ be ready for more big adventures with all of you.”
This announcementโ follows Parton’s โคrecent absence from an event at her Dollywood theme parkโ earlier in September, where she revealed sheโฃ had developed an infection โcaused by a kidney stone and was advised against travel. Despite these health setbacks, Parton remains committed to her โcareer and fans, emphasizing herโฃ continued โฃdedication to music and โขperformance.