Overview
- Speaking to Entertainment Tonight on Dec. 1, Miley Cyrus said her godmother is ready to return, adding, “the show must go on.”
- Parton has said a kidney stone led to an infection and that doctors directed rest and a few procedures.
- In an October video, Parton told fans she is okay, receiving occasional treatments near Vanderbilt, and joked, “I ain’t dead yet.”
- Her six-show residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, originally set for December 2025, has been rescheduled to September 2026.
- A November PEOPLE report cited a source saying Parton is improving at home with visits from loved ones, after her sister Freida’s prayer post was later clarified.