Emma O'Neill

Dolly Parton discussed having neglected some of her own health concerns while caring for her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died in March 2025 after living with Alzheimer's disease. She later experienced dizziness, dehydration and other unspecified health problems, leading her doctors to restrict travel and prompting the postponement and cancellation of a Las Vegas residency. Parton reassured fans that she was responding well to medication and treatment and continued working despite her condition. Her death at 80, alongside the recent death of her brother Coy "Denver" Parton, prompted tributes worldwide.