Mary Lou Retton was almost put on life support after a health scare

Olympic gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton was hospitalized last year with a rare form of pneumonia that left her unable to breathe on her own. The 55-year-old says she is lucky to be alive after she came close to being put on life support.

Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton opens up about dire health scare, nearly put on life support. Retton said she was nearly put in danger because of her health scare in October. She said she had to be put on a life support device because of the health scare. Olympic legend says she was almost put on the life support machine.

Mary Lou Retton says friend found her on the floor struggling to breathe before hospitalization. Retton, 55, was hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia. Olympic hero says she was struggling to breath and struggled to breathe at the time. Reton: "I'm not going to die. I'm going to live in a dream"