Dolly Parton shared a new video one day after her sister, Frieda, nearly broke the Internet with a dramatic prayer request for her “sissy Dolly.”
“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly,” Freida wrote in a Facebook post. “Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately.”
Freida said she truly believes in the “power of prayer, and I have been led to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you!”
On Wednesday, Dolly, 79, shared a new video to tell fans she’s “OK” and she’s not on her death bed.
“Do I look sick to you? I’m working hard here!” she joked.
“Anyway, I wanted to put everybody’s mind at ease, those of you that seem to be real concerned, which I appreciate and I appreciate your prayers… because I’m a person of faith.”
“But I wanted you to know that I’m not dying,” said Dolly.
“I ain’t dead yet!” she captioned her post on X.
I ain’t dead yet! pic.twitter.com/Mp553laadI
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) October 8, 2025
Frieda’s prayer request on Tuesday sent a scare through the country music community when she asked fans to pray for the “Jolene” singer. Many fans believed Dolly was on her death bed.
“I want to clear something up. I didn’t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly,” Frieda wrote on Facebook.
“She’s been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.”
In a follow-up post on Tuesday, Frieda said Dolly was receiving treatment for kidney stones.
In September, Dolly canceled concerts for her Las Vegas residency.
“I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts,” Dolly wrote. “As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures.”
Dolly added: “You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you.”
