Mary Lou Retton released from hospital after battle with pneumonia

Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton has suffered a “scary” setback in her fight against a rare form of pneumonia, her daughter said Wednesday.
Mary Lou Retton released from hospital FILE PHOTO: HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 04: Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton arrives for the Fanatics Super Bowl Party at Ballroom at Bayou Place on February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Fanatics)

American Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton is out of the hospital after being hospitalized with pneumonia earlier this month.

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On Monday, McKenna Kelley, Retton’s daughter, posted an update on Instagram announcing that her mother was able to leave the hospital to continue recovering at home.

“Mom is HOME and in recovery mode. We still have a long road of recovery ahead of us, but baby steps,” she wrote on Instagram.

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

“Thank you Jesus, thank you doctors and nurses, thank you to this loving community of support,” Kelley added.

Kelley started a fundraiser to help pay for Retton’s medical expenses after saying her mother did not have health care insurance. The initial goal was to fundraise $50,000. So far, the fund sits at more than $459,000.

Retton, 55, was hospitalized earlier in the month with pneumonia and was put into the ICU after her condition worsened. About a week after the news broke that Retton was ill, her daughters shared a statement on Instagram with “uplifting” news that Retton’s “recovery [was] steadily unfolding.

Last week, her daughter said the former gymnast had suffered a setback.

Retton was the first American woman ever to win an individual all-around gold medal at the Olympics. Retton won the gold in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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