{"id":7405,"date":"2026-08-25T21:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7405"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:10:46","slug":"dolly-partons-shocked-loved-ones-rushed-to-be-by-her-side-in-hospital-as-health-took-sudden-decline-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7405","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton&#8217;s shocked loved ones rushed to be by her side in hospital as health took sudden decline: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Dolly Parton\u2019s loved ones reportedly rushed to be by her side after her health took an unexpected sharp decline before her heartbreaking death on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7403\">Dolly Parton made emotional final request to family before her death<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although the country music icon had struggled with health issues in the months before her death, her passing was sudden and came as an unexpected shock to even those close to her, TMZ reported. <\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, some of Parton\u2019s loved ones didn\u2019t make it to Nashville in time before she died Tuesday at the age of 80. They reportedly rushed to town to see the singer after hearing that she had been hospitalized and that her health was declining.<\/p>\n<h2>The latest news on music icon Dolly Parton\u2019s death at 80<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Johnny Oleksinski: Dolly Parton\u2019s \u2018I Will Always Love You\u2019 has a surprising true story<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dolly Parton\u2019s funeral plans revealed after her death at age 80<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u2018Happy\u2019 Dolly Parton was \u2018not in pain at all\u2019 in one of her final public appearances 2 months before death<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dolly Parton\u2019s shocked loved ones rushed to be by her side as health took sudden decline: report<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Parton was hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville Friday with kidney and autoimmune issues, and died Tuesday morning, TMZ also reported.<\/p>\n<p>The singer did appear to be in good spirits during her final public appearance, which occurred just days before her death at 80 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cJolene\u201d songstress appeared virtually to accept the ACM Poet\u2019s Award at the ACM Honors Aug. 19. It is unclear when she recorded the video message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery dream I ever had, and all the dreams that I\u2019ve been able to see come true in life, well, they all started with a song. Songwriting has been my therapy,\u201d she shared in part. \u201cSongwriting has been my release, my joy. Songwriting has been a gift from God that has allowed me to touch people with words and music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7401\">Dolly Parton was hospitalized for \u2018kidney and autoimmune issues\u2019 days before her death: report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In her final interview, published Friday, she told\u00a0People\u00a0she was \u201cdealing with some health issues that I just didn\u2019t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl,\u201d referring to\u00a0her husband Carl Dean, who died in March 2025 at age 82.<\/p>\n<p>Parton also noted, \u201cIt\u2019s not like I haven\u2019t been through hard times with my health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her nephew Bryan Seaver\u2019s emotional message on behalf of her family Tuesday, he said she was \u201cin the arms of Jesus\u201d and reunited with Dean, whom she was married to for nearly 60 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus,\u201d Seaver said. \u201cSurely met by Carl, her parents, and countless others who have watched her and longed for her to meet them in the heavens.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On her legacy, he shared, \u201cDolly also opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and dreamers from every walk of life, and across every continent. 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She never saw a door she couldn\u2019t open and the doors she opened made and changed history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7399\">Dolly Parton dead at 80 after career that changed music industry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This story is developing\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton&#8217;s loved ones reportedly rushed to be with her after her health took an unexpected sharp decline before she died Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dolly Parton&#039;s shocked loved ones rushed to be by her side in hospital as health took sudden decline: report - 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