Mary Lou Retton Is Grateful to Be Alive After Month in ICU Following Rare Pneumonia Diagnosis

Mary Lou Retton Is Grateful to Be Alive After Month in ICU Following Rare Pneumonia Diagnosis

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Mary Lou Retton says she’s “blessed” and “grateful” to be alive after being diagnosed with a rare form of pneumonia that put her in the ICU and had her children at one point “saying their goodbyes to me.” The former U.S. Olympic gymnast and gold medalist opened up about a near-deadly health scare…

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