The Olympian's family revealed that she is currently 'fighting for her life' while battling a rare form of pneumonia.
to support her medical expenses as she is uninsured. The original goal for the crowdfunding effort was set at $50,000. On Wednesday, the Olympic gymnast's daughter, Shayla Schrepfer, gave an update on her mother and became emotional as she embraced the support.
"Thank you for your unbelievable love & support for our mom. Please continue to pray for her full recovery ❤️🩹," she wrote on Instagram."First and foremost, thank you so much for all the love and support that you've given to my mom," she began."My sisters and I are overwhelmed.
She continued,"Thank you. As far as an update goes, she's still fighting. It's going to be a day by day process and we hope that you guys will respect her boundaries as we want to keep the details between her and our family right now."Eric McCandless/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
"She's been treated with the best of the best professionals here and it has been such a blessing to have their hands on her," she said."So please continue to prayers and we cannot thank you enough for the love and support that you guys have shown."."She is getting incredible medical care! Thank you to all the doctors and nurses! We ask for continued prayers and positive thoughts for our Mom.
Earlier this week, Shayla told ET, "Our first priority is mom's health. We are focused on her right now and want to be with her constantly.""I've been talking to her today and she's fighting," shared Farber, who was joined by his current celeb partner, Alyson Hannigan."She kind of wants to give up, but I'm sending her videos of her dancing and I'm telling her, 'There's only one Mary Lou Retton.
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