After several health-related cancellations, Dolly Parton is giving fans a clearer picture of what she’s been dealing with.
The 80-year-old country legend provided another update on her health while speaking to People on Friday, August 21, acknowledging that she’s been through some “hard times” over the past few years.
Parton acknowledged that she had put some of her own health concerns aside while caring for her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, before his death in March 2025. “I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl,” she explained.
Parton said that health setbacks aren’t entirely new for her, recalling being sidelined for months with “female issues” in the early 1980s. This time, however, she believes the constant attention of social media has made her recovery seem even bigger. “Seriously, though, even though I’m still healin’, I’m still workin’,” she assured fans.
The update comes one week after Parton was unable to attend the unveiling of NightFlight Expedition at Dollywood on August 14. Parton had been scheduled to appear at the Tennessee theme park but instead participated via a prerecorded video. NightFlight Expedition, a new indoor roller coaster and whitewater hybrid attraction, officially opened to the public August 19.
Her absence followed several other health-related schedule changes. In May, Parton said medications and treatments were helping her improve but sometimes left her feeling “a little bit swimmy-headed.”
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She also revealed that her immune and digestive systems had been “all out of whack over the past couple of three years,” while emphasizing that everything was treatable. Her previously postponed Las Vegas performances were canceled as she continued recovering.
Still, Parton hasn’t disappeared from public life entirely. She made a surprise appearance at the June 24 opening of Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee.
And she’s continuing to look ahead. Along with working on music and her upcoming Broadway musical, Parton told People her team is in the early stages of developing “avatar performances” that could offer fans a new way to experience her music.
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