Dolly Parton Surprises Dying Fan With a Call for Christmas
justjared.comDolly Parton is doing something wonderful for the holiday season. The 77-year-old music legend caught wind of a fan, Utah resident and Dolly fan LeGrand Gold, who had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2019.
His wife Alice Gold made a bucket list of 11 things he wanted to do before he died, and one was meeting Dolly.
He was told earlier this month that his cancer was spreading and the chemotherapy wasn’t working anymore, so he didn’t have much time to complete the list. Keep reading to find out more… “I thought, ‘Well, it’s never going to happen,’” he told KSL-TV. Dolly learned about his wish to meet her and called the Gold family at around 9:30 a.m.
on Friday morning (December 22). His wife recorded the call. “Hey LG! It’s Dolly P! I’ve heard you’ve been a fan of mine for many years and I just wanted to thank you for that,” she said.
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