Current:Home > ContactMary Lou Retton's Daughter Details "Scary Setback" Amid Olympian’s Hospitalization -AssetTrainer
Mary Lou Retton's Daughter Details "Scary Setback" Amid Olympian’s Hospitalization
Oliver James Montgomery View
Date:2025-04-08 00:20:14
Mary Lou Retton has experienced a complication amid her ongoing health battle.
More than a week after her family shared the Olympian has been hospitalized with a "very rare form" of pneumonia, her daughter Shayla Schrepfer detailed another update on her mom's condition.
"Basically, 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," Shayla said in an Oct. 18 Instagram video. "She is still in ICU and we're just working through some things as far as her setback goes."
The 28-year-old noted that her mom had a "better day today, which is great," but added that the legendary gymnast, 55, is "just really, really exhausted."
"I just wanted to give an update and thank you guys again for just the support," Shayla continued. "I'm getting so many messages and emails and just, it's so great to see people love on her."
The latest update on Mary Lou—who is also mom to daughters McKenna, 26, Skyla, 23, and Emma, 21, with ex Shannon Kelley—comes days after her loved ones shared positive insight into on her health journey, noting that her "progress is truly remarkable."
"Her breathing is becoming stronger, and her reliance on machines is diminishing," Shayla and McKenna wrote on their separate Instagram pages Oct. 14. "Though it's a lengthy journey, witnessing these improvements is incredibly heartening! She's responding so well to treatments."
The duo went on to thank those who have been there for their family during a difficult time.
"Once more, we extend our heartfelt gratitude," they concluded, "for your overwhelming love and support."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (81)
Related
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Netanyahu faces rising anger from within Israel after Hamas attack
- Recently reinstated Martavis Bryant signing with Dallas Cowboys after workout
- Wisconsin GOP leader downplays pressure to impeach state election administrator
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Bill Self's new KU deal will make him highest-paid basketball coach ever at public college
- Syphilis cases in newborns have skyrocketed at a heartbreaking rate, CDC reports
- Watch: Deer crashes through Wisconsin restaurant window looking for a bowl of noodles
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Nasty drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran wouldn’t have happened without climate change, study finds
Ranking
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- A North Carolina sheriff says 2 of his deputies and a suspect were shot
- International Monetary Fund warns Europe against prematurely declaring victory over inflation
- Democrats win in several states on abortion rights and other highlights from Tuesday’s elections
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- Russell Brand accused of sexually assaulting actress on set of Arthur
- Arizona woman dead after elk tramples her in Hualapai Mountains, park officials say
- A lawsuit denouncing conditions at a West Virginia jail has been settled, judge says
Recommendation
Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
Nike sues New Balance and Skechers over patent infringement
Senate Republicans seek drastic asylum limits in emergency funding package
Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band announce 2024 stadium tour: How to get tickets
The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
Wisconsin Senate to vote on GOP-backed elections amendments to the state constitution
Voting machines in one Pennsylvania county flip votes for judges, an error to be fixed in tabulation
Virginia's governor declares a state of emergency over wildfires