The daughter of former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton revealed her motherās 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 āpretty scary setbackā on Tuesday and remains in ICU. She mentioned how āexcitedā her loved ones were about seeing her progress before her decline.
āAt 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. āShe is still in ICU, and weāre just working through some things as far as her setback goes.ā
āShe had a better day today, which is great, just really really exhausted,ā Schrepfer revealed.
She also thanked her followers for their āsupport.ā
āIām getting so many messages and emails and just, itās so great to see people love on her, so⦠thatās it,ā she concluded.
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This latest news came after Schrepfer posted a statement to Instagram and shared āsome uplifting updatesā on Oct. 14 about Rettonās condition after news broke about her hospitalization due to a rare form of pneumonia the day before.
āPrayers 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 Rettonās āfighting spirit is truly shining!ā
āHer breathing is becoming stronger, and her reliance on machines is diminishing,ā she continued.
Although Rettonās ājourneyā is ālengthy,ā according to Schrepfer, she said seeing her āimprovements is incredibly heartening!ā
āSheās 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 āstill fighting.ā
āItās 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. āSheās 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 Rettonās 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.
