CBS Mornings(@CBSMornings):“Whenever you hugged her, it felt like you were hugging an angel”: Pearl Tucker was diagnosed with leukemia at age 3 — and to get through treatment, she listened to Dolly Parton’s music. She beat cancer in 2022 and got to meet the country music legend two years later at Dollywood. @adrianadiaz shares the stories of just three of the many families Parton helped and inspired through her art and philanthropy, including her Imagination Library.

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2026.08.26 15:12

“Whenever you hugged her, it felt like you were hugging an angel”: Pearl Tucker was diagnosed with leukemia at age 3 — and to get through treatment, she listened to Dolly Parton’s music. She beat cancer in 2022 and got to meet the country music legend two years later at Dollywood. @adrianadiaz shares the stories of just three of the many families Parton helped and inspired through her art and philanthropy, including her Imagination Library.