Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton released from hospital after health battle

October 23, 2023 07:04 PM

Legendary Olympian Mary Lou Retton has rebounded from being hospitalized and is now in “recovery mode.”

She fought a rare form of pneumonia for several weeks.

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Her daughter McKenna Kelley posted the update on Instagram on Monday, saying that her 55-year-old mother had been released from the hospital in Texas.

“Mom is HOME & in recovery mode,” Kelley said. “We still have a long road of recovery ahead of us, but baby steps.”

MARY LOU RETTON — FILE – Mary Lou Retton, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the women’s gymnastics individual all-around finals at the Summer Olympics on Aug. 3, 1984, in Los Angeles.

She added, “We are overwhelmed with the love and support from everyone. Grateful doesn’t scrape the surface of the posture of our hearts.”

Retton’s fundraising page raised more than $459,304 of its $50,000 goal as of Monday.

Her daughters shared updates on the fundraising page of their mother’s condition, in addition to asking for prayers and financial assistance to help with the cost of hospitalization.

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In an Instagram video, her eldest daughter, Shayla Kelley Schrepfer, shared that she and her sisters were “overwhelmed” and said that she “didn’t even realize that there’s so many people out there that love her just as much as we do, and it’s been a really hard time for our family.”

Schrepfer continued, “And so just seeing that people love her like that, showing her that support has just meant the world to us and to her, so thank you.”