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Mary Lou Retton had a “scary setback” as she continues to battle a rare form of pneumonia. The Olympic gold medalist’s eldest daughter, Shayla Kelley Schrepfer, uploaded a new Instagram video, sharing a health update on Oct. 18. “At the beginning of this week, we were going on the up and up, we were so excited, seeing so much progress and then yesterday we had a pretty scary setback,” Schrepfer said. “She is still in ICU and we’re just working through some things as far as her setback goes.
10, Retton’s family revealed that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of pneumonia, had been in the hospital for over a week and at one point unable to breathe on her own. According to her family, she was “fighting for her life,” before sharing some “uplifting updates.” Before the latest setback, on Oct. 14, Schrepfer had shared with her followers that her mom’s breathing was becoming stronger and that she was responding well to treatment.
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