Even though I'm still healin', I'm still workin', Dolly Parton says amid concerns for her health. Dolly Parton put her own health to the side while caring for her husband before his death in 2025. The 80-year-old country music star has spoken out about her ongoing health problems after being forced to cancel a Dollywood appearance due to dizziness and dehydration. She was married to Carl Thomas Dean for almost 60 years until his death in March 2025. "It's not like I haven't been through hard times with my health," Parton said. "But I think because we live in a 24/7 world with social media, everything gets magnified in ways it wasn't years ago." She has faced multiple postponed or cancelled appearances due to health issues, including a Las Vegas residency and six shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in December. Parton has addressed rumors on social media, stating she is improving with treatments and joking that she "ain't dead yet."
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