Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton opens up about illness: 'They were about to put me on life support'

Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton opens up about illness: 'They were about to put me on life support'

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Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton said she faced “death in the eyes” while in intensive care, her first time discussing her recovery since a life-threatening battle with pneumonia last year. "I am blessed to be here because there is a time when they were about to put me on life support,"…

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