As country icon Dolly Parton continues to convalesce from an undisclosed illness that has kept her close to home for the past month the singer sent a heartfelt thank you message to Monday’s (Nov. 17) gathering of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), where her Dollywood theme park was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

“Hey there it’s Dolly! And I sure wish I could be with you in person today,” Parton said in a thank you video posted on her Instagram on Wednesday (Nov. 19). “But you probably heard that I been dealing with a few health challenges this fall and my doctors told me to take it easy for just a little while.”

Dressed in a bedazzled light blue jumpsuit and looking bright-eyed and energetic while seated in front of a blue backdrop next to a vase o

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