REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist Mary Lou Retton has made "remarkable" progress, her daughter Shayla Schrepfer said on social media on Saturday, after a rare form of pneumonia left the American fighting for her life.
The 55-year-old gymnastics icon has been in intensive care for several days as she was unable to breathe on her own.
"Prayers have been felt and have been answered," Schrepfer wrote in an Instagram post.
"Though it's a lengthy journey, witnessing these improvements is incredibly heartening," wrote Schrepfer.
Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Mary Lou Retton, Bela Karolyi, Mike Segar, Shayla Schrepfer, Schrepfer, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris
Organizations:
Olympic, New, REUTERS, Thomson
Locations:
Los Angeles, New York