Mary Lou Retton

[CoyoteChris]

Have good thoughts for Mary Lou Retton. Though only 55, she is very ill.....

Mary Lou Retton 'fighting for her life,' daughter says

Olympian Mary Lou Retton, one of West Virginia's most notable natives, is 'fighting for her life,' her daughter said Tuesday.

komonews.com

 

[macy]

the link doesn't work, here is a new one:

Former Olympic Gymnast Mary Lou Retton 'Fighting for Her Life' in ICU, Daughter Says

Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton is "fighting for her life" amid a bout of a rare form of pneumonia, her daughter McKenna Kelley shared in a message on a Spotfund page dedicated to her mother

people.com

how incredibly sad!!! i hope she is able to make a full recovery.

 

[labgoat]

Some of the pneumonia going around this season is quite bad. I have had many bouts with pneumonia in the past and finally stopped getting sick when i got the pneumonia vaccine. I had little to no side effects from that shot. I share this in case anyone is considering this as an option.