Mary Lou Retton, the Olympic gold-winning gymnast, is currently in the ICU battling a rare form of pneumonia, according to her daughter, McKenna Kelley.
McKenna shared this latest health condition of Mary Lou Retton on her Instagram story and set up a fundraising page to help with her mother’s medical expenses.
She mentioned that Mary Lou Retton is struggling to breathe without assistance and has been in the ICU for over a week. The family is seeking both prayers and financial support for the hospital bills, as Mary Lou Retton is not insured.
Mary Lou Retton made history by winning an individual all-around gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming the first American to do so.
Despite having undergone knee surgery just before the Games, she achieved perfect 10s on the floor and vault. She also won silver medals in the vault and team event, as well as bronze medals in the uneven bars and floor exercises.
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Retton’s gymnastics success catapulted her to fame, and she was named Sports Illustrated’s “Sportswoman of the Year.” She went on to make appearances in movies and TV shows and participated in “Dancing with the Stars.”
In 1997, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Mary Lou Retton and her ex-husband, Shannon Kelley, have four daughters, including McKenna, who followed in her mother’s footsteps as a gymnast.
