As former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton continues to battle a rare form of pneumonia in the intensive care unit, her daughter says the gold medalist’s progress is “truly remarkable.”
Retton’s eldest daughter, Shayla Kelley Schrepfer, shared what she called “uplifting updates” in an Oct. 14 Instagram post, saying “prayers have been felt and have been answered.”
“Although she remains in the ICU, her path to recovery is steadily unfolding,” she said. “Her fighting spirit is truly shining! Her breathing is becoming stronger, and her reliance on machines is diminishing. Though it’s a lengthy journey, witnessing these improvements is incredibly heartening!”
Retton’s daughter added that her mother has been responding “so well” to treatments and thanked their followers for “overwhelming love and support.”
On Oct. 10, the Olympian’s daughters revealed that Retton was “fighting for her life” with a rare form of pneumonia and was in need of financial assistance because of a lack of health insurance. At the time, Retton’s daughters said she couldn’t breathe on her own.
Schrepfer shared an update Oct. 11 in a heartfelt video on Instagram about her mother’s condition.
“As far as an update goes, she’s still fighting,” she said. “It’s going to be a day-by-day process, and we hope that you got to respect her boundaries as we want to keep the details between her and our family right now. She’s been treated with the best of the best professionals here, and it has been…
