Mary Lou Retton back home ‘in recovery mode,’ taking ‘baby steps’

The former Olympian's health has been up and down since she was first hospitalized in intensive care with a 'rare form' of pneumonia earlier this month.

Legendary American gymnast Mary Lou Retton, 55, is on the mend and back at home after being hospitalized with a “rare form” of pneumonia earlier this month.

The update came from Retton’s daughter, McKenna Kelley, who posted on Instagram, writing: “Mom is HOME & in recovery mode.”

“We still have a long road of recovery ahead of us, but baby steps,” she added.

Retton’s health has been up and down since she was first hospitalized in intensive care with pneumonia.

Her daughter initially said that Retton was “fighting for her life” after not being able to breathe on her own. A few days later, Kelley reported her mom was making “remarkable” progress and her reliance on medical equipment to breathe was diminishing.

But days after that, Retton faced a “scary setback,” according to another one of her daughters, Shayla Kelley Schrepfer.

“At the beginning of this week, we were going on the up and up. We were so excited, seeing so much progress, and then yesterday we had a pretty scary setback,” Schrepfer said. “She is still in ICU, and we’re just working through some things as far as her setback goes.”