Dolly Parton has needed to miss two vital ceremonies as she continues to comply with her medical doctors’ orders amid some “health challenges.”
The legendary singer, songwriter and entrepreneur, 79, was unable to attend her latest induction into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions’ Hall of Fame. That group and Parton’s Dollywood shared the video she despatched as an alternative on social media earlier this week.
“I sure wish I could be with you in person today, but you probably heard that I’ve been dealing with a few health challenges this fall, and my doctors told me to take it easy for just a little while,” she stated within the video. “I’m truly sorry I can’t be there, but I sure wanted to take the chance to say thank you for this incredible honor.”
It occurred a day after Parton additionally skipped selecting up her honorary Oscar on the sixteenth annual Academy Governors Awards.
Social media has been the “Jolene” singer’s mode of communication and the way she has shared latest updates within the wake of followers’ issues about her well being.
In September, Parton postponed a series of planned December concerts in Las Vegas, citing “health challenges.”
The following month she felt compelled to once more deal with these well being challenges after her sister, Freida Parton, inadvertently prompted a panic after she posted that she had been “up all night praying for my sister, Dolly.”
Dolly Parton consequently posted a video of herself, in full glam, explaining that she was okay, simply dealing with some well being points.
Since the death of her husband, Carl Dean, in March, she had “let a lot of things go that I should’ve been taking care of.”
“So, anyway, when I got around to it, the doctor said, ‘We need to take care of this, we need to take care of that,’” she stated on the time. “Nothing major, but I did have to cancel some things so I could be closer to home.”
Parton and Dean had been married for nearly 60 years.