Mary Lou Retton speaks about her health problem for the first time since her hospitalization in 2023.
The 55-year-old Olympic gold medalist was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit in October after falling ill with a rare form of pneumonia. She and her family have kept most details surrounding the event private until now.
During an interview with Hoda Kotb, which will air tomorrow (January 8), Retton revealed that doctors almost put him on life support.
“I’m very private, and when I come out and talk about it, usually my interviews say, ‘Oh yeah, it was great to win the Olympics!’ And this is serious, and that’s life,” she shared during a preview. “I am very grateful to be here. “I’m lucky to be here because there was a moment when they were about to put me on life support.”
Mary Lou Retton was wearing an oxygen tube during the interview, showing that she is still recovering. She admitted that she is currently “in a very vulnerable state.”
Mary Lou Retton will share details about her “long, slow” recovery process
When the gymnast was first hospitalized, her daughters alerted her fans that she was “fighting for her life” in the ICU. The Retton family created a Spot Fund page in her name after announcing that she did not have health insurance. The goal was to raise $50,000 to cover Retton’s hospital bills. However, people donated more than $450,000.
Retton returned home a few weeks later and gave her fans an update via Instagram. In it, she wrote that she was “beyond blessed to have the opportunity to make this statement.” She went on to thank everyone for the “love and support.”
She concluded by writing that she would share more about her “health issues” when she was ready. But right now he needed to focus on her and her family.
Mary Lou Retton’s daughter, Shayla Schrepfer, joined the exclusive interview. She has been an active part of her mother’s “long and slow” recovery process.
The full segment will play during Monday’s installment of the Today Show at 7:30 a.m.
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn