Dolly Parton is on the mend.
The singer, 79, took to social media to set the record straight on her health, just one day after her sister asked the public to pray for Parton.
“I know lately, everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am,” the country artist said in a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday, “Do I look sick to you? I’m working hard here!”
Parton sat in a chair in front of a green screen and stated she is filming the video on Oct. 8 while working on commercials.
The queen of country said she wanted to “put everybody’s mind at ease, those of you that seem to be real concerned.”
Assuring fans she is “OK,” Parton said she has “some problems” to deal with and is undergoing “a few treatments” and could “always use the prayers.”
Parton admitted that after the death of her husband Carl Dean in March, she “didn’t take care of myself” and “let a lot of things go that I should have been taking care of.”
“When I got around to it, the doctor said, ‘We need to take care of this, we need to take care of that,” Parton explained. “Nothing major, but I did have to cancel some things so I could be closer to home.”
The star concluded, “I wanted you to know that I’m not dying! I’m not ready to die yet. I don’t think God is through with me, and I ain’t done working.”
Parton captioned her social media post, “I ain’t dead yet!”
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[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
