The Olympic gymnast spent over one week in the intensive care unit.
Mary Lou Retton poses at"Dancing with the Stars" Season 27 at CBS Televison City on Oct. 8, 2018 in Los Angeles."We still have a long road of recovery ahead of us, but baby steps," Kelley wrote. "We are overwhelmed with the love and support from everyone. Grateful doesn't scrape the surface of the posture of our hearts."
Mary Lou Retton poses at"Dancing with the Stars" Season 27 at CBS Televison City on Oct. 8, 2018 in Los Angeles.Retton, 55, had been hospitalized in the ICU for nearly two weeks and was initially not able to breathe on her own, according to a fundraising page created for Retton, who is not insured, according to her family.
As recently as last week, another of Retton's daughters, Shayla Kelley Schrepfer, shared on Instagram that her mom hadMORE: Mary Lou Retton suffers 'scary setback' as she battles pneumonia in ICU, daughter says Retton's daughters have not shared exact details of their mom's diagnosis beyond saying previously that she was battling a "very rare" form of pneumonia.Retton became a sports icon when she won Olympic individual all-around gold at the 1984 Games. She also earned silver as a member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team in the all-around and as an individual on vault. She earned bronze medals in the uneven bars and floor exercise to claim five medals total in Los Angeles.
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