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Dolly Parton's sister Freida Parton shared an update on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 7, regarding the country star's health

Earlier on Tuesday, Freida said she was "up all night praying" for her sister's recovery

Dolly postponed her Las Vegas residency shows by nearly a year due to an unspecified illness last week

Dolly Parton 's sister Freida Parton is clearing the air after she said she was "up all night praying" for the country icon's recovery.

"I want to clear something up," Freida, 68, wrote in a social media post on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 7. "I didn’t mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly."

Freida went on to clarify that Dolly has "been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I belie

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