Current:Home > MyMary Lou Retton's Daughter Details "Scary Setback" Amid Olympian’s Hospitalization -FinTechWorld
Mary Lou Retton's Daughter Details "Scary Setback" Amid Olympian’s Hospitalization
View
Date:2025-04-17 10:02:37
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! (294)
Related
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- Today’s Climate: July 22, 2010
- The Air Around Aliso Canyon Is Declared Safe. So Why Are Families Still Suffering?
- Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump’s Endangered Species Act Rule Changes
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Biden administration to appoint anti-book ban coordinator as part of new LGBTQ protections
- What Will Be the Health Impact of 100+ Days of Exposure to California’s Methane Leak?
- 24 Mother’s Day Gifts From Amazon That Look Way More Expensive Than They Actually Are
- The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
- A town employee quietly lowered the fluoride in water for years
Ranking
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- With Some Tar Sands Oil Selling at a Loss, Why Is Production Still Rising?
- Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts as volcanic glass fragments and ash fall on Big Island
- Shipping’s Heavy Fuel Oil Puts the Arctic at Risk. Could It Be Banned?
- Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
- Kirsten Gillibrand on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands
- Eyeballs and AI power the research into how falsehoods travel online
- Millie Bobby Brown's Sweet Birthday Tribute to Fiancé Jake Bongiovi Gives Love a Good Name
Recommendation
Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Prince Louis Makes First Official Royal Engagement After Absence From Coronation Concert
Jury convicts Oregon man who injured FBI bomb technician with shotgun booby trap
Climate Legal Paradox: Judges Issue Dueling Rulings for Cities Suing Fossil Fuel Companies
Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
Kamala Harris on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands
How did the Canadian wildfires start? A look at what caused the fires that are sending smoke across the U.S.
Reward offered for man who sold criminals encrypted phones, unaware they were tracked by the FBI