{"id":2656981,"date":"2026-09-09T20:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dolly-partons-sister-says-singer-kept-her-condition-secret-from-public-and-some-relatives-because-she-did-not-want-anyone-sad\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T20:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:41:55","slug":"dolly-partons-sister-says-singer-kept-her-condition-secret-from-public-and-some-relatives-because-she-did-not-want-anyone-sad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dolly-partons-sister-says-singer-kept-her-condition-secret-from-public-and-some-relatives-because-she-did-not-want-anyone-sad\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton&#8217;s Sister Says Singer Kept Her Condition Secret from Public and Some Relatives Because &#8216;She Did Not Want Anyone Sad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdolly-partons-sister-says-singer-kept-her-condition-secret-from-public-and-some-relatives-because-she-did-not-want-anyone-sad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2656981&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dolly Parton, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-star-chris-stapleton-talks-about-his-decision-to-get-sober\/\" title=\"Chris Stapleton opens up about his choice to embrace sobriety.\">renowned country music star<\/a> and actress, passed away at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, as confirmed by her family. her sister Stella revealed in an interview that Dolly chose to keep her illness private to prevent worry among her loved ones and fans, emphasizing her desire to remain positive and unaffected by negativity. Dolly\u2019s death was announced by her nephew Bryan Seaver, who expressed sadness but also comforted that she is now at peace in Heaven with Jesus Christ. Throughout her life, Dolly sold over 100 million records, won 11 Grammy Awards, authored bestselling books, and made a significant impact through her philanthropy, including her Imagination Library initiative. Posthumously, a secret song titled \u201cMy Place In History\u201d recorded by Dolly will be released in 2046 on her 100th birthday, symbolizing her lasting legacy. Her team also highlighted her generosity and contributions to society, from charitable efforts to advancing health research.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with CBS that will air Thursday, Dolly Parton\u2019s sister Stella said the country music star and actress kept her illness hidden from the public, and even from some of those who were close to her, to avoid upsetting them.<\/p>\n<p>Parton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-dolly-parton-dies-age-80-four-days-health-update\/?utm_source=facebook&#038;utm_medium=all&#038;utm_campaign=storyrank&#038;utm_content=reel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died<\/a> Aug. 25 at age 80. Her publicity team later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dolly-partons-team-confirms-cause-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> she died \u201cafter a brief battle with cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stella sat down with CBS anchor Gayle King for her first interview since Parton\u2019s death to discuss her sister\u2019s legacy and why the music icon kept her health struggles private.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, Dolly did not want anybody to tell that, because Dolly could not bear negative things,\u201d Stella explained. \u201cAnd she would not have wanted her fans worried about it. She didn\u2019t want a lot of the family worried about it. Some of us knew, the ones of us that were closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When King asked if the entire family knew, Stella replied, \u201cNot every relative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe did not want people sad,\u201d Stella continued. \u201cAnd she did not want people worried. She\u2019d be really happy and delighted that people have shown her so much love, because she knew that that would make us feel better, as her family.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In her first interview since her sister, Dolly Parton, died last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StellaParton?\">@StellaParton<\/a> exclusively tells <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GayleKing?\">@GayleKing<\/a> that Dolly did not want people to know she was sick: \u201cShe did not want people sad, and she did not want people worried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More from their interview airs Thursday on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vrmM0f8CjQ\">pic.twitter.com\/vrmM0f8CjQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBSMornings\/status\/2097667660309811250?\">September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Parton\u2019s nephew Bryan Seaver announced her death on Instagram, calling it an \u201chonor\u201d to deliver the news of her passing, but said it left family members with \u201cgreat sadness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He did, however, add that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dolly-partons-team-confirms-cause-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parton<\/a> is now \u201cin the light\u201d with Jesus Christ in Heaven.<\/p>\n<p>Parton had cancelled a Las Vegas show scheduled for May 2026, saying that she had to undergo treatment for kidney stones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLord, they dig more stones out of me a year than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dolly-parton-s-good-news-little-bad-news-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rock quarry<\/a> in Rockwood, Tennessee,\u201d she had said in a previous statement. \u201cBut seriously, my immune system and my digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple three years, and they\u2019re working real hard on rebuilding and strengthening those, and hopefully I\u2019ll be up to snuff again soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton sold over 100 million records and won 11 Grammy Awards, making her one of the top-selling performers of all time during a career that spanned over 60 years.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, she was an accomplished author and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Dolly-Parton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> the autobiography \u201cDolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business,\u201d which was a bestseller in the United States, and later wrote with best-selling author James Patterson, \u201cRun, Rose, Run,\u201d a thriller about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-dolly-parton-dies-at-age-80-four-days-after-health-update\/\" title=\"Breaking: ... Dies at Age 80, Four Days After Health Update\">young country music singer<\/a> with a mysterious background.<\/p>\n<p>Following her death, Parton\u2019s publicity team released a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dolly-parton-died-after-a-brief-battle-with-cancer-her-team-confirms-12067930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> which read, \u201cOur beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly\u2019s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact,\u201d the team added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her memory will also live on through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/never-heard-dolly-parton-songs-released-posthumously-one-will-require-19-year-wait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special song<\/a> that she recorded and never released to the public.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dolly Parton wrote a secret song called \u201cMy Place In History\u201d that was sealed in a \u201cDream Box\u201d time capsule at Dollywood that is set to be opened around her 100th birthday (January 19, 2046).\u2070<br \/> What do you think the song will be about? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/unptaz72z6\">pic.twitter.com\/unptaz72z6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FreeThinkerFitness (@FreeThinkerFit) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FreeThinkerFit\/status\/2092369450465218628?\">August 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The track, titled, \u201cMy Place in History\u201d was sealed in a \u201cdream box\u201d time capsule and is set to be opened in 20 years, in honor of her 100th birthday on Jan. 19, 2046.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have written a song that nobody\u2019s gonna hear till I\u2019m 99 years old,\u201d Parton previously stated. \u201cI might be there, I might not be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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