Overview

• In an Oct. 8 Instagram video, the 79-year-old tells fans she is not dying and appears at work on set as she thanks supporters for their prayers.
• Parton says doctors advised her to undergo a few procedures and that she is receiving outpatient treatments near Vanderbilt in Nashville.
• Her six December shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace have been postponed, with the residency rescheduled for September 2026.
• Freida Parton’s Facebook call for prayers prompted widespread concern before a follow-up post clarified she did not intend to alarm anyone.
• One outlet quoted manager Olly Rowland as framing the issue as kidney-stone related, while official details remain limited to Parton’s own statements.