Overview

• Parton appeared smiling in a new Instagram video, saying she is fine and still working as she thanked fans for their prayers.
• She acknowledged having health issues she needs to address, described them as not serious, and said she canceled some plans to stay closer to home.
• Last week she postponed six December Las Vegas concerts to September 2026, citing unspecified medical reasons.
• In earlier posts she joked about needing “some interventions” and a “100,000-mile checkup,” while stressing she is not retiring.
• Her sister Freida asked fans to pray and later clarified she did not mean to frighten anyone, and several U.S. outlets report Parton also pulled out of a planned Nov. 17 honorary Oscars performance.