Dolly Parton Admits She’s “Going Stir-Crazy” After Health Setback Forces Her to Rest — “I Don’t Know How to Sit Still!”.LC
Dolly Parton has been ordered by doctors to rest up ahead of some intense medical procedures, but a source tells National Enquirer that the “Jolene” singer is getting restless and causing loved ones to worry she’ll work herself to death at this rate.
“Dolly doesn’t know the meaning of sitting still,” the source says. “She’s doing her best, but it’s driving her absolutely batty, being confined to bed or pottering around the house and not going full tilt.”
The source adds that the 9 to 5 star, 79, is “still being very hands on with Dollywood” as well as “all its staffing matters.”
“She’s checking in with her business team about day-to-day decisions, humming her lines and even checking in to see if some of her older friends are doing okay,” the source continues. “It’s understandable to a degree because her hard wiring means that being a workaholic is second nature, but some are worried that she’s once again pushing herself without taking the adequate rest.”
“Unless she learns to pace herself, put her phone down and properly turn off, that ultimately could be fatal,” the source adds.
In September, Parton postponed her upcoming residency in Las Vegas due to “health challenges” and some “upcoming procedures” recommended by her doctors. The news was enough to alarm fans, and her sister Freida Parton made things worse when she asked the public for “prayers” for her older sister in a Facebook post.
As National Enquirer previously reported, Freida, 68, later walked back her request and apologized for unintentionally worrying fans.
“It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister,” Freida wrote in an attempt to clarify the situation on October 7. “Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.”
