Dolly Parton has said that she’s fine and “not dying.”

An odd thing to have to say, yes. But the country music icon, actress, activist and humanitarian posted a video to social media on Wednesday to clear up rumors that had been going around to the contrary.

“I wanted to say, I know lately everybody thinks that I’m sicker than I am,” Parton, 79, said in the video from a set where she was filming a commercial for the Grand Ole Opry. “Do I look sick to you? I’m workin’ hard here.”

Dressed in a red and black fringe top, the “9 to 5” star added that she “wanted to put everybody’s mind at ease” because many seemed “real concerned, which I appreciate.”

“And I appreciate your prayers because I’m a person of faith. I can always use the prayers for anything and everything, but I want you to know that I’m ok,” she added in the video, which was captioned “I ain’t dead yet!”

Parton went on to acknowledge that she’s had “some problems” health-wise, which she had mentioned last month when she canceled a series of December concerts in Las Vegas. She then elaborated on the reasons behind those issues.

“Back when my husband Carl was very sick – that was for a long time – and then when he passed, I didn’t take care of myself,” she said.

“So I let a lot of things go that I should have been taking care of. So, anyway, when I got around to it, the doctor said ‘We need to take care of this, we need to take care of that.’ Nothing major, but I did have to cancel some things so I could be closer to home.”