{"id":48141,"date":"2026-03-16T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=48141"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:18:12","slug":"dolly-parton-gives-health-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/03\/dolly-parton-gives-health-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Gives Health Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Dolly Parton<\/strong>\u00a0made a rare public appearance on Friday, March 13 to give a speech at Dollywood&#8217;s opening day for its 41st anniversary.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She put any concerned fans at ease with an update on her health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve not been touring, as you know.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve had a few little health issues, and we&#8217;re taking good care of them.\u00a0 I just kind of got worn down and worn out, grieving over\u00a0<strong>Carl<\/strong>\u00a0[<strong>Dean<\/strong>] and a lot of other little things going on. 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