{"id":9440,"date":"2026-03-19T23:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/?p=9440"},"modified":"2026-03-19T23:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:01:04","slug":"with-heavy-hearts-dolly-parton-needs-our-prayers-and-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/?p=9440","title":{"rendered":"With heavy hearts\u2026\u00a0\u00a0Dolly Parton needs our prayers and support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dolly Parton\u2019s Family Asks for Prayers as the Country Icon Faces Health ChallengesA growing chorus of concern is moving through the country music community as Dolly Parton\u2019s family asks fans to keep the 79-year-old legend in their prayers. The request follows a series of health setbacks that have prompted schedule changes and renewed attention on the star\u2019s wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Heartfelt Appeal from Family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, Dolly\u2019s sister Freida Parton shared an emotional note on Facebook, expressing the worry loved ones have been carrying in recent days.Freida did not provide medical specifics, but her message arrived just a week after Dolly postponed her much-anticipated Las Vegas residency due to health concerns.In a direct message to fans, Dolly confirmed that doctors had advised her to pause upcoming performances while she undergoes treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_1596680992.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_1596680992.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_1596680992-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_1596680992-768x614.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inside Her Recent Health Struggles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the setback, Dolly\u2019s trademark optimism and faith remain intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t worry about me quittin\u2019 the business because God hasn\u2019t said anything about stopping yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Just last month, the Tennessee icon revealed she\u2019d been sidelined by a kidney stone that led to an infection, which kept her from a Dollywood event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/88-119.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9441\" style=\"width:20px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton\u2019s Family Asks for Prayers as the Country Icon Faces Health ChallengesA growing chorus of concern is moving through the country music community as Dolly Parton\u2019s&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9442,"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9440\/revisions\/9442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damaalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}