
Mary Lou Retton is breaking her silence following her intensive care unit stint for a rare form of pneumonia.
玛丽·卢·雷顿因一种罕见的肺炎在重症监护室接受治疗后,打破了沉默。
The Olympic gold medalist took to her Instagram to share her first statement since “fighting for her life” in the hospital after she came down with the respiratory illness.
这位奥运金牌得主在她的Instagram上分享了她在患呼吸道疾病后在医院“与生命抗争”后的第一次声明。
“I’m beyond blessed to have the opportunity to make this statement,” Retton wrote. “I am overwhelmed with all the love and support from the world as I fight. I am forever grateful to you all! I’m with family continuing to slowly recover and staying very positive as I know this recovery is a long and slow process.”
雷顿写道:“有机会发表这样的声明,我感到无比幸运。“在我的战斗中,我被来自世界的爱和支持所淹没。我永远感激你们!我和家人在一起,继续慢慢恢复,保持积极的态度,因为我知道恢复是一个漫长而缓慢的过程。”
She continued, “I appreciate everyone’s respect of my privacy at this time. When the time is right, I will be sharing more information about my health issues and hope I can help others who may face the same battle as me. I love you all.”
她继续说道:“我感谢大家在这个时候尊重我的隐私。当时机成熟时,我将分享更多关于我的健康问题的信息,并希望我能帮助那些可能和我面临同样战斗的人。我爱你们大家。”
Retton’s daughter, McKenna Kelley, shared that her mother was in the hospital on Oct. 10, noting that she was not insured and any financial aid people could provide through the Spotfund page she posted would be greatly appreciated. Kelley asked for $50,000 and has raised $459,324 as of Monday.
雷顿的女儿麦肯纳·凯利分享说,她的母亲10月10日住在医院,并指出她没有保险,她将非常感谢人们通过她发布的Spotfund页面提供的任何经济援助。凯利要求捐款5万美元,截至周一,她已经筹集了459324美元。
During the Olympic gymnast’s hospital stay, Kelley shared updates about her mom’s health, revealing on Oct. 23 that Retton was home and on her way to recovery.
在这位奥运体操运动员住院期间,凯利分享了她母亲健康状况的最新进展,并于10月23日透露,雷顿已经回家,正在康复中。
“We still have a long road of recovery ahead of us, but baby steps,” Kelley wrote on Instagram at the time. “We are overwhelmed with the love and support from everyone. Grateful doesn’t scrape the surface of the posture of our hearts.”
凯利当时在Instagram上写道:“我们还有很长的恢复之路要走,但这是一小步。”“我们被每个人的爱和支持淹没了。感恩并不能触及我们内心的表面。”