Dolly Parton Surprises Terminally Ill Fan with Personal Serenade
Country music legend Dolly Parton fulfills bucket list wish of fan LeGrand 'LG' Gold, diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer, with a heartfelt phone call and personalized rendition of her hit song 'I Will Always Love You'.
- Dolly Parton surprised a terminally ill fan, LeGrand 'LG' Gold, with a phone call, fulfilling an item on his bucket list.
- Gold, diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer in 2021, was recently told that his treatment was no longer working and the cancer was spreading.
- During the call, Parton thanked Gold for being a devoted fan and serenaded him with her song 'I Will Always Love You', inserting his name into the lyrics.
- Gold's wife Alice filmed the phone call and described the experience as the 'best Christmas ever'.
- Gold, a father of five, is a lifelong fan of Parton and has visited her Dollywood theme park multiple times.