{"id":303773,"date":"2025-11-20T19:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/303773\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:26:08","slug":"dolly-parton-misses-hall-of-fame-induction-amid-health-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/303773\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton misses Hall of Fame induction amid health challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/dolly-parton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dolly Parton<\/a> apologized to fans for missing another event as she continues to deal with &#8220;a few health challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Parton shared a video message with fans after being inducted into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, hey there, it&#8217;s Dolly, and I sure wish I could be with you in person today, but you probably heard that I&#8217;ve been dealing with a few health challenges this fall,&#8221; she said in a video shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRPtYF7jj0d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on Instagram<\/a>. &#8220;And my doctors told me to take it easy for just a little while. And I&#8217;m truly sorry I can&#8217;t be there, but I sure wanted to take the chance to say thank you for this incredible honor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Parton also thanked her Dollywood partners, Jack and Peter Herschend, for helping make her dreams come true, saying, &#8220;I trust them, and they trust me, and they always listen when I come in with one of my big ideas and dreams. And somehow the amazing team at Dollywood finds a way to make those dreams come true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/dolly-parton-misses-dollywood-event-due-health-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DOLLY PARTON MISSES DOLLYWOOD EVENT DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1200\/675\/dolly-parton-2025.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Dolly Parton smiles on stage\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton thanked fans in a video message after being inducted into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame. (Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1200\/675\/dollywood-number-one-theme-park.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"dolly parton at dollywood\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton praised her Dollywood partners, Jack and Peter Herschend, for helping make her longtime dream for the park a reality. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The induction ceremony isn&#8217;t the first event Parton has missed due to ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/health-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">health issues<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parton assured fans she was fine back in October after she canceled a handful of appearances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, today&#8217;s October the 8th, and obviously I&#8217;m here doing some commercials for the Grand Ole Opry, which is why I&#8217;m dressed kind of like a country western girl,&#8221; Parton said in a video posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPjkor7kfeb\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. &#8220;But before I got started, I wanted to say, I know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am. Do I look sick to you? I&#8217;m working hard here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1200\/675\/dolly-parton.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Dolly Parton\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Islands in the Stream&#8221; singer celebrated Dollywood\u2019s 40th anniversary earlier this year in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/dolly-parton-refuses-slow-down-79-feels-like-shes-just-getting-started-despite-health-setbacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Parton said her doctor<\/a> urged her to take care of a few things, but reassured her fans it was &#8220;nothing major.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did have to cancel some things so I could be closer to home, closer to Vanderbilt, where I&#8217;m kind of having a few treatments here and there,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But I wanted you to know that I&#8217;m not dying.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1200\/675\/dolly-parton.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Dolly Parton in a red shirt smiles and looks at the camera holding a microphone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton previously reassured fans she\u2019s &#8220;not ready to die yet&#8221; as she continues to recover from what she called minor health issues. (Jon Morgan\/CBS via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But anyway, there&#8217;s just a lot of rumors flying around, but I figured if you heard it from me, you&#8217;d know that I was OK,&#8221; she concluded. &#8220;So anyhow, that&#8217;s what I wanted to say, and I&#8217;m not ready to die yet. I don&#8217;t think God is through with me and I ain&#8217;t done working. I love you for caring and keep praying for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She captioned the post, &#8220;I ain&#8217;t dead yet!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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