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Mary Lou Retton, 55, is talking out concerning the scary well being battle she went via final yr. The former Olympic gymnast revealed she was nearly placed on “life support” when she was struggling in the ICU for a month with a uncommon type of pneumonia, in a brand new interview. It’s the primary time she’s publicly commented on her well being points since they occurred.
“Usually my interviews are, ‘Oh, yeah, it felt great to win the Olympics,’ you know? This is serious and this is life,” Mary Lou, who wore a respiratory equipment in her nostril for oxygen, instructed Hoda Kotb in a preview for an upcoming Today interview, which aired on Sunday Today with Willie Geist. “I’m so grateful to be here. I am blessed to be here, because there was a time when they were about to put me on life support.”
She additionally admitted to being “very much” in “a vulnerable state” however stated she can also be “very private” with regards to her private life.
Mary Lou’s interview comes after her daughter, McKenna Kelley, 26, revealed that her mom was in a Houston, TX hospital and wasn’t insured. “My amazing mom, Mary Lou, has a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her life,” McKenna wrote in a message on a Spotfund fundraising web page arrange for Mary Lou’s medical bills. At the time, Mary Lou’s oldest daughter, Shayla, 28, additionally instructed PEOPLE that her household’s precedence was “the well-being of our mom.”
“We were so excited, seeing so much progress and then yesterday we had a pretty scary setback. She is still in ICU and we’re just working through some things as far as her setback goes. So I just wanted to give an update there,” Shayla shared, simply over every week after McKenna revealed the information about Mary Lou’s well being battle.
After ultimately being launched from the hospital, Mary Lou, herself, gave an replace on her situation. “I’m with family continuing to slowly recover and staying very positive as I know this recovery is a long and slow process,” she posted on Instagram. “When the time is right, I will be sharing more information about my health issues.”
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