Freida Parton, the sister of legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, took to social media on Tuesday to ask the public for prayers as the country music icon deals with an undisclosed health battle.

"I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately," Freida Parton wrote on Facebook. "I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me."

The public plea from Freida Parton, one of Dolly's 11 total siblings, comes weeks after the wordsmith behind touchstone classics like "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" postponed her upcoming Las Vegas residency due to ongoing health issues.

Dolly Parton, 79, was in good spirits late last month when she infor

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