Tred Barta
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From the http://www.sportfisherman.com message board:
“Please Pray For Capt. Tred Barta
On his way to Alaska to tape his TV show, Tred Barta suffered a rare occurrence called a spinal stroke affecting his T2-T10 vertebrae. Since there are only 12 of these Thoracic bones, that’s a very large area. He is currently paralyzed from just below the chest down. Prognosis is way up in the air at the moment. Some medicos predict permanent paralysis while others have given him up to a 60-percent chance of at least partial recovery. His message to everyone is… “Don’t take a single second of your life for granted.””I like Tred because he is comfortable in his own skin and with who he is-warts and all.
Most people don’t know how to handle or take people that exude self confidence and are take charge guys.
Tred has made me laugh, cringe and at times pissed me off but I feel he is a genuine soul.
Prayers and well wishes on the way for Mr Barta.
Paralysis is a tragic and tough thing to deal with… My prayers definitely go for Tred and his family. However, I’m sure Tred will not allow any such condition to get in the way of his adventures.
You see, I became paralyzed just a short time ago. Sure, you have to do things a little differently, but I can assure you that he will find a way to do the things he used to. After being released from the hospital I began figuring out ways I could get back to the things I loved most, namely fly fishing. So, with a little research I found places and ways to get out on the water. I also found ways to go hunting and all of the other things I loved to do.
Anyways, I’ve been lurking around this site for quite a while, but saw a reason to join the forum when I read of Tred’s tragedy. While my thoughts certainly go to his health, I have no doubt that this will stop him from doing what he loves. I haven’t.Zach, I believe you are right about Tred Barta-although you never really know how you will handle adversity until the time comes. I hope Mr Barta and his family are able to cope with this problem and condition. I also hope that there are no more strokes on the way-which at times, they come in groups.
Zach,
I am sorry to hear of your misfortune and paralysis but I am very happy that you are able to deal with it.
Although I am well now, I once had to deal with temporary paralysis and didn’t know to what extent it would effect me for the long term.
In 1988 I acquired Gillian Barre’ Syndrome and was hospitalized for 13 days and was bed ridden and in a bad way for some time. I had to learn how to walk and speak all over again at age 24. It was a scary time and although I have a 7 month recovery just to get back to about 70% of where I was, it took several years to get to the 90% range and about 10 or 12 years to get to what I would call 99%.
The docs said that the reason I made such a fast turn around when I was in the hospital and got to a point where I could at least have some semblance of normalcy in my life, was because I was a complete hard ass and refused to give in and be a victim.
While I was in the hospital and after they told me what I had and what to expect and what I was going to have to do to have a chance to get better. I wouldn’t let anybody do anything for me. I fed myself, I drank for myself without help, I wouldn’t use a bed pan, I hobbled with my food cart to the john to use the bathroom and I did isometric exercises in my bed every day, all day.
Although I am not telling this story to brag, I think that when these types of things happen, especially when it is completely un-expected, you really only have two choices.
You can pull yourself up and do the best you are capable of doing and then some or you can lay there, be a victim and hope that somebody can help you.
If I would have listened to the doctors and rested and hoped that the steroids worked and hoped I could at least walk and talk again, I would be disabled to some degree today.
I figured if I was going to be disabled it wasn’t going to be because I didn’t try my damnedest to get better and fully recover. I worked hard and I had to work through all sorts of very strong emotions which I am sure Zach is fully aware of.
I wasn’t suppose to get back to where I was before I contracted my illness, but I did. I am here to tell you this, I earned my life back by sheer determination, good physical therapy and the grace of God.
Zach, Glad to have you here. If you get over to Indiana and want to do some hunting, fishing, shooting or just get out and breath some good clean air-get with me and I’ll gladly take you out. If you have an all terrain chair, I have lots of places you can shoot, hunt and fish.
I have a boat as well and there is a lake close with lots of bass, stripers and hybrid stripers that readily take a fly.I have a friend that has no legs and other than a winning a foot race or kicking a field goal, there is nothing this man can’t do and I admire him for it.
I truly hope Tred Barta is able to dig deep and rise above this tragedy.
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