Mary Lou Retton Medical Fundraiser Blows Past Goal

A fundraiser created by Mary Lou Retton’s daughter to pay for medical bills while the Olympic gymnast battles a rare form of pneumonia in intensive care has raised a quarter of a million dollars already, blowing past the $50,000 goal.

McKenna Kelley, a retired gymnast herself, disclosed Retton’s health crisis on social media this week and also revealed that her 55-year-old mom does not have any health insurance.

Donations have poured in from hundreds of people who remember Retton as the pint-sized powerhouse who beat the Romanian favorite to take all-around gold at the 1984 Summer Games.

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