Mary Lou Retton says she ‘faced death in the eyes’ in battle with pneumonia
by Erum Salam from US news | The Guardian on (#6HPCE)
US Olympic gymnastics gold medalist tells of contracting rare form of disease last October in first TV interview
The US Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton has said she face[d] death in the eyes" after a battle with pneumonia last year sent her to the hospital.
The former gymnast's remarks about her health scare came on Monday during her first interview since the episode, with the Today show's Hoda Kotb.
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