Like many caregivers, Dolly Parton didn’t take care of her own health while caring for her ailing husband. That’s not unusual, even among people with resources.

Dolly Parton was not herself following the death of her husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, in March 2025, a source close ...

Country music icon Dolly Parton died on Tuesday, Aug. 25, following a “brief battle with cancer.” She will be laid to rest next to her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean, at the Woodlawn Memorial Park in ...

Just four days before she died, Dolly Parton said she was being treated for health problems that she "didn't pay attention to ...

I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl,” the country legend ...

Dolly Parton had been candid about a series of health setbacks in the months leading up to her death, with the country music icon repeatedly scaling back travel and professional commitments as she ...

Just four days prior to her death in August 2026, Parton again acknowledged having neglected her health. In a statement shared with PEOPLE, she said, “As I’ve shared in video messages throughout the ...

The "Jolene" singer's latest update comes a week after she missed a scheduled appearance at an event at her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Parton shared a video that was played at the ...