A health setback halts Dolly Parton’s appearance at the launch of a new Dollywood ride. Photo / Getty Images
The Jolene hitmaker’s health trouble comes after a challenging year for Parton after the tragic loss of her husband, Carl Dean.
Her beloved husband of 58 years died in March at the age of 82.
Parton’s faith has helped her to cope with the immense grief.
She recently told the Independent: “I am a person of faith, and I truly believe that I’m going to see him again some day.
“And I see him every day in my memories and in my heart, and in all the things that we used to do and all the things that we’ve built together. You just kind of have to learn to kind of make new plans but that’s the hardest part.”
Parton has felt lonely since losing her husband but is relieved he’s “not suffering any more” after being ill “for quite a while”.
She shared: “I really feel his presence. I just try to go on, because I know I have to. And he was ill for quite a while, and part of me was at peace that he was at peace and not suffering any more. But that still doesn’t make up for the loss and the loneliness of it.”