Dolly Parton is truly a Christmas angel. The icon took time out of the pre-holiday hustle and bustle to call up a lifelong fan who is battling cancer to fulfill the man's bucket list wish.
Utah resident LeGrand Gold, who goes by LG, was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer two years ago. He and his wife, Alice, created a bucket list (or “life list,” as it was written on the napkin) to keep their spirits up; at number 7 was “Meet Dolly Parton.” “I thought, 'Well, that's never going to happen,'” Gold told the local NCB affiliate. ksl.
However, after a story about your wish went viral following a devastating turn in her diagnosis, Parton actually helped Gold cross off another item on her bucket list.
“I'm happy that we were able to take our journey together in this life,” Parton told Gold over the phone. “I always want to make people happy with my music and the things I do and what I say and I'm happy to know that I've touched your life in some way. So thank you for honoring me with that.”
After speaking with Gold for four minutes, Parton signed off by serenading him with a rephrased snippet of one of her classic songs: “And I'll always love you / I'll always love LG.”
“She sang me a song, she put my name in the song,” he said (via Billboard). “Now I feel immortal.”
Watch video of the full phone call below. The Gold family is still accepting donations through a GoFundMe page to help pay medical expenses, student loans and bills.
Parton recently released her latest album, Rock starearning him his highest chart position with a debut at No. 3. He discussed the album, his career and more in a conversation with Paramore's Hayley Williams for the latest. Consequence Cover article.
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