The daughter of former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton revealed her mother’s Health has taken a turn after she was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

On Wednesday, Shayla Kelley Schrepfer took to herĀ InstagramĀ page to share her mother had a ā€œpretty scary setbackā€ on Tuesday and remains in ICU. She mentioned how ā€œexcitedā€ her loved ones were about seeing her progress before her decline.

ā€œAt 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,ā€ Schrepfer said. ā€œShe is still in ICU, and we’re just working through some things as far as her setback goes.ā€

ā€œShe had a better day today, which is great, just really really exhausted,ā€ Schrepfer revealed.

She also thanked her followers for their ā€œsupport.ā€

ā€œI’m getting so many messages and emails and just, it’s so great to see people love on her, so… that’s it,ā€ she concluded.

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This latest news came after Schrepfer posted a statement to Instagram and shared ā€œsome uplifting updatesā€ on Oct. 14 about Retton’s condition after news broke about her hospitalization due to a rare form of pneumonia the day before.

ā€œPrayers have been felt and have been answered. Although she remains in the ICU, her path to recovery is steadily unfolding,ā€ she wrote.

Schrepfer mentioned that Retton’s ā€œfighting spirit is truly shining!ā€

ā€œHer breathing is becoming stronger, and her reliance on machines is diminishing,ā€ she continued.

Although Retton’s ā€œjourneyā€ is ā€œlengthy,ā€ according to Schrepfer, she said seeing her ā€œimprovements is incredibly heartening!ā€

ā€œShe’s responding so well to treatments,ā€ she added.

On Oct. 11, Schrepfer posted aĀ videoĀ on her Instagram pageĀ telling her followers that Retton, 55, was ā€œstill fighting.ā€

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ā€œIt’s going to be a day-by-day process, and we hope that you guys will respect her boundaries as we want to keep the details between her and our family right now,ā€ Schrepfer said. ā€œShe’s been treated with the best of the best professionals here, and it has been such a blessing to have their hands on her.ā€

Since the news of Retton’s hospitalization was made public, the Spotfund page has been flooded with donations and has currently raised more than $450,000, People Magazine reported. Retton does not have Health insurance.