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The Olympic hero used an oxygen tank in her first interview since she was hospitalized.
The Olympic gymnast spent weeks fighting for her life in intensive care with severe pneumonia.
âI know this recovery is a long and slow process,â she said a week after her release from hospital.
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Daughter McKenna Kelley wrote, âWe still have a long road of recovery ahead of us, but baby steps.â
The Olympian was recovering remarkably on the weekend but took a turn on Tuesday, her daughter said.
The former Olympics legend was admitted to the intensive care unit earlier this month.
âDancing With the Starsâ pro Sasha Farber, who partnered with Retton on season 27, said he has been in touch with the former Olympian after the news of her health battle.
The gymnastics hero is in intensive care with a rare form of pneumonia.
The gymnastics champion has pneumonia and âis not able to breathe on her own,â daughter McKenna Lane Kelley said.
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