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Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton is battling life-threatening pneumonia, according to her family. Her daughter, McKenna Kelley says the 55-year-old gymnastics great is unable to breathe on her own and is “fighting for her life” in the ICU. Kelley says her mother in uninsured and has set up a SpotFund account to help pay for her medical bills. Retton became an American icon during the 1984 Summer Olympics, when she became the first U.S. gymnast to win all-around gold, along with perfect ’10’ scores in the floor and vault.
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