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Topic: Tred Barta
Posted By: Bigdaddy0381
Subject: Tred Barta
Date Posted: June/01/2009 at 11:45
Has anyone else hear about this?
 
 

on may 18, tred was paralyzed from the chest down in a spinal stroke. here is a article published may 20 from sportfishingmag.com Just got off phone with Tred Barta and wife Anni. He had packed to travel to Alaska for a bear hunt for his TV show. Put his bag in his truck, Returned to house and then on way back to truck felt loss of feeling in his left leg. Decided to walk up mountainside behind house to make sure he could handle the rigors of hunting in Alaska before getting on plane. Condition worsened, so he immediately went to doctor. Doctor ordered ambulance to take him to hospital where MRI, CT scan, etc determined he'd suffered a spinal "Stroke." Quite rare – afflicting approximately 12 of 100,000 people in the U.S. each year.

Within four hours, he had completely lost feeling in both legs up to a point halfway between his chest and navel.

Tred and Anni seem to be taking turns being supportive and dejected. Fortunately, they seem to balance each other that way. He will soon be transferred to Craig Rehab Center in Denver. Craig is a non-profit freestanding hospital that has been rated every year in the Top Ten Rehabilitation Hospitals by US News and World Report since the ratings began eighteen years ago. www.craighospital.org .

Though last night was tough, today finds some encouraging signs. He has been able to respond to stimulus causing his toes to curl. The paralysis has lowered to about navel level. He seems to have regained some slight sensation in his right leg. Results of blood and spinal fluid tests also seem encouraging.

I will continue to keep in touch with him and will pass along news as warranted so as to not have EVERYONE contacting him all the time. He seems remarkably positive and upbeat this morning. Keep them in your thoughts and please live YOUR life as though this could happen to you tomorrow!



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Posted By: lucytuma
Date Posted: June/01/2009 at 17:31
Terrible news, prayers sent.

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Posted By: Kickboxer
Date Posted: June/01/2009 at 18:06
I do not know of him, but pray for his full recovery.

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Posted By: Ed Connelly
Date Posted: June/01/2009 at 21:13
Thanks Bigdaddy for this news.  

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Posted By: cyborg
Date Posted: June/02/2009 at 00:08
Please pass along my well wishes. I will send prayers.

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Posted By: hunterwingler
Date Posted: June/02/2009 at 01:19
any more of an update on Tred ????

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Posted By: mlv2k5
Date Posted: June/04/2009 at 20:21
Wow, how old was he?

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