Overview

• Freida Parton asked fans on Facebook to pray for Dolly, saying she "hasn't been feeling well lately" and expressing confidence she will be fine.
• Parton announced in late September that her December Las Vegas residency would be postponed on doctors' advice to undergo medical procedures.
• In her statement, Parton said she could not prepare the show to her standards, emphasized she is not retiring, and will keep working from her home in Nashville.
• Medical specifics have not been disclosed, and some media cite unnamed sources about possible kidney stones and an infection, which remain unconfirmed.
• Fans have flooded social media with messages of support, as the concern follows a difficult year marked by the March death of her husband, Carl Dean.