Dolly Patron shares heartbreaking news as fans look forward to residency
Dolly Patron reveals her plans about the Las Vegas residency amid health challenges
Dolly Patron shared a rare update about her health and her plans for the upcoming Las Vegas residency.
The country music legend shared a lengthy reel on her Instagram in which addressed some key details.
She captioned the post, “Thank you for standing by me and showing me so much love and support over the past year. I've still got some healing to do, but I am on my way! See you soon.”
In the video she initially updated her fans about her health saying, “I have some good news and a little bad news.”
“The good news is I'm responding really well to meds and treatments, and I'm improving every day,” she said. “Now, the bad news is that it's gonna take me a little while before I'm up to stage performance level because some of the meds and treatments make me a little swimmy-headed, as my grandma used to say."
Parton also used the video to address the loss of her husband Carl Dean, who died in March 2025 at the age of 82.
"A lot of you have been concerned about me and Carl, and you were so great about that,” she added. “But after going through a year of firsts, I mean the holidays, and especially our wedding anniversary, and the date of his death, March. 3, that was hard for me."
She said she would "always love and miss" him, and thanked fans for the support that has helped carry her through.
The 10-time Grammy winner then thanked her fans for standing by her.
"I will always love you," Parton concluded.
