The family of Mary Lou Retton has raised $400,000 to pay her medical bills, and there could be a lot more on the way.
She added, Retton had been in intensive care for more than a week, was unable to breathe on her own, and did not have health insurance.
Friday afternoon, the site SpotFund reported $403,433 had been raised with $50,000 coming from Linda McIngvale. She's the wife of Gallery Furniture owner and sports better Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale., which says it provides "charitable assistance to United States Olympians & Paralympians who demonstrate a significant need due to hardship as a result from illness, death or other extenuating circumstances.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Retton, now 55, became the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal in gymnastics. She also won two silver medals and two bronze medals and became Sports Illustrated’s Sportswoman of the Year. Since then, Retton made several film and television appearances, including a stint on “Dancing with the Stars.”
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