After asking for prayers for Dolly Parton, the singer\u2019s sister is now saying she didn\u2019t mean to sound the alarm on the \u201c9 to 5\u201d star\u2019s health.<\/p>\n
Freida Parton, the 68-year-old sister of the country music icon, wrote on Facebook<\/a> Tuesday: \u201cI want to clear something up. I didn\u2019t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer,\u201d Freida wrote. \u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier on Tuesday, Freida asked fans to pray for her sister. \u201cLast night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly,\u201d Freida wrote<\/a>. \u201cI truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me.\u201d<\/p>\n Freida, one of Parton\u2019s 11 siblings<\/a> and herself a musician, added, \u201cShe\u2019s strong, she\u2019s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she\u2019s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you!\u201d<\/p>\n This is not the first time Parton\u2019s health has made news in recent weeks. On Sept. 28, Parton, who is 79, wrote on Instagram<\/a> that her series of concerts originally scheduled for December 2025 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas would be postponed until September 2026<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAs many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures,\u201d the \u201cJolene\u201d songstress said in her message.<\/p>\n Parton said she joked with her doctors about needing her \u201c100,000-mile check-up,\u201d noting that \u201cit\u2019s not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon.\u201d Due to the unnamed procedures, she wrote, she would not be able to rehearse and put together the show that fans deserved to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n For those concerned about Parton retiring, she said they didn\u2019t need to worry about her \u201cquittin\u2019 the business\u201d because \u201cGod hasn\u2019t said anything about stopping yet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBut, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so I can be ready for more big adventures with all of you,\u201d she concluded her message, which also appeared on her website<\/a>. \u201cI love you and thank you for understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in September, Parton missed an event at her theme park, Dollywood, instead appearing virtually to share that she had developed an infection caused by a kidney stone<\/a> and was advised not to travel.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI was looking so forward to it,\u201d she said in the message<\/a>. \u201cBut I\u2019m there with you in spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n Parton\u2019s last Instagram post<\/a> was shared on Oct. 2. In it, the singer is shoveling a pile of hay. She captioned the photo, \u201cHay there, it\u2019s October!\u201d<\/p>\n