Girl, I should be dead, Retton told People in a recent interview. God wasn't ready for me.
I'll never be the same, Retton told People. My lungs are so scarred. It will be a lifetime of recovery.
The health crisis came to light last fall when her daughters mounted a crowdfunding drive to help defray medical expenses for the uninsured tumbler, with the U.S. Olympic Committee providing an assist as well.
As recently as May, Retton's condition remained a medical mystery as she said her doctors still don't know what's wrong with me, classifying her ailment as a rare form of pneumonia.
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