Mary Lou Retton Health Update: ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Partner Says Former Gymnast “Is A Fighter”
deadline.comMary Lou Retton is hospitalized with a rare condition of pneumonia and is said to be “fighting for her life” in the ICU. The Olympic champion was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars Season 27 where she was partnered with professional dancer Sasha Farber.
Farber has been in touch with Retton since her hospitalization and provided a health update during an interview with ET. “I’ve been talking to her today.
She’s fighting… she kind of wants to give up,” Farber said. “I’m sending videos of her dancing and I’m telling her there’s only one Mary Lou Retton, you’ve got this.” He continued, “It’s crazy because last week, she was in LA (or two weeks ago) and she wanted to meet up and I had rehearsals and I couldn’t.
She was like, ‘Let me take you out for dinner.’ And I couldn’t go because I had rehearsals.” Farber reflected on life and said that “you got to see the people” and “you got to call them.” The dancer was able to speak with Retton and her daughter.
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