Dolly Parton took to Instagram Wednesday to dispel growing concerns about her health, posting a video with the caption “I ain’t dead yet!” to reassure worried fans.

“I know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am. Do I look sick to you?” Parton joked in the video , filmed while she was on set shooting commercials for the Grand Ole Opry.

The 79-year-old country music icon said her health issues are “nothing major” and that she’s “not dying.”

The reassurance came after widespread speculation triggered by her sister Freida Parton’s Facebook post Tuesday that asked fans to pray for the singer.

“Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately... I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been led to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors

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