Dolly Parton called Utah resident LeGrand Gold and granted him his Christmas wish after learning one of his bucket-list items was to get in touch with him before he died.
Gold made his list with his wife Alice Gold after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2019.
Among the eleven dying desires, one was to meet Dolly Parton.
Gold says he had been resigned to Parton never getting in touch, he thought well it is never going to happen.
But after the dad-of-five was told his cancer was spreading and his chemotherapy was not working anymore, Parton heard about his plight and called the Gold family.
Gold’s wife recorded the call, which started with Parton asking her husband how he was feeling and thanking him for being a lifelong fan.
After chatting, Parton also told Gold how thankful she was that they had been on the same journey together in this lifetime.
She says she is just happy to know that she has touched his life in some way, and thanked him for honoring her with that.
LeGrand and Alice then got the chance to tell Parton how much she meant to them.
Near the end of their call, Parton says she will always love him before serenading him with a short rendition of I Will Always Love You – during which she changed the lyrics to I will always love LG.
Gold says she sang a song, put his name in the song, and he feels like he is immortal now.
Source: NZ Herald
