UPDATE
2:44 PM PT — Mary Lou Retton‘s daughter, McKenna Kelley, just updated fans about her mom via Instagram … saying she’s still in the ICU and continues to fight.
“She is getting incredible medical care! Thank you to all the doctors and nurses!”
Kelley — along with her three sisters Skyla, Shayla, and Emma — also thanked everyone for their love and support.
“We ask for continued prayers and positive thoughts for our mom.”
The SpotFundMe has also increased to over $285k!
9:29 AM PT — The fundraiser for Mary Lou Retton has now hit a quarter-million dollars … with famous Texas businessman Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale‘s wife, Linda donating an astounding $50,000.
The financial support is pouring in for Olympics legend Mary Lou Retton … with more than $181k in donations being collected as she battles a serious medical issue.
As we previously reported, the gold medalist has been in the ICU fighting for her life as she deals with a “very rare form of pneumonia,” according to her daughter … and she is currently unable to breathe on her own.
Considering 55-year-old MLR is uninsured, the family started a SpotFund page to help with medical bills … and shortly after the fundraiser went live, it shattered its goal of $50,000.
In fact, the cause has raised more than triple the original goal as of Wednesday morning … and it only continues to rise.
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So far, more than 3,900 people have donated to Retton’s expenses … with many leaving words of support for the gymnast and her family.
Retton is one of the most popular American Olympians from the ’80s … earning gold in the all-around, as well as a pair of silver and bronze medals, in 1984.
Now, her fans throughout the country are pulling for her once again.
Originally Published — 7:29 AM PT
