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highplainsdem

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Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:57 AM Oct 8

Dolly Parton Is Suffering from Kidney Stones As Her Sister Apologizes for Worrying Everyone [View all]

https://consequence.net/2025/10/dolly-parton-is-suffering-from-kidney-stones-as-her-sister-apologizes-for-worrying-everyone/

Dolly Parton’s sister says she didn’t mean to concern her fans when she asked for prayers for her sister in a recent social media post.

“I want to clear something up. I didn’t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly,” Freida Parton said in a Facebook post shared late Tuesday night. “She’s been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It 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.”

In a separate Facebook post earlier on Tuesday, Freida said she had “been all night praying for my sister, Dolly, adding, “Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I 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.”

A representative for Dolly told Las Vegas Review-Journal that the singer is fine and merely waiting for a procedure to address kidney stones. The 79-year-old musician is even well enough to record a music video on Wednesday, he representative added.

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I don't pray but I extend a lot of sympathy for her because I had a kidn'ey stone once. Ping Tung Oct 8 #1
I can imagine they must be awful iemanja Oct 8 #14
That's okay, Frieda. GoCubsGo Oct 8 #2
My husband has a history of them Ritabert Oct 8 #3
I was also told to stay away from Green tea. My uro said he'd rather me drink a woodsprite Oct 8 #7
I didn't hear about the green tea thing. He does drink black tea. Ritabert Oct 8 #8
Citric acid prevents the formation of kidney stones. Mosby Oct 8 #9
Looks interesting Ritabert Oct 8 #12
Cherry juice works for uric acid type stones. Mosby Oct 8 #11
His are uric acid stones and cherry juice works great Ritabert Oct 8 #13
Ow! yardwork Oct 8 #17
God! Kidney stones! The worst! Aristus Oct 8 #4
I feel for her, I passed one last week... ms liberty Oct 8 #5
My doctor has me taking Calcium pills twice a day, will that Emile Oct 8 #15
You need to ask your doctor about that. I take calcium also, and my dr. doesn't have a problem with it ms liberty Oct 8 #19
I will call him. I had to do a bone density test at the hospital, Emile Oct 8 #20
Glad it's not fatal but... lame54 Oct 8 #6
My doc said to stay away from colas Just_Vote_Dem Oct 8 #10
I've heard having a kidney stone Zorro Oct 8 #16
What TH is wrong with Frieda? That kind of euphemistic announcement is OBVIOUSLY going to explode and cause worry! QueerDuck Oct 8 #18
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