Yesterday we reported that Tred Barta had suffered a rare spinal cord stroke and was now paralyzed. Vail Daily his local newspaper has a more extensive story about Tred’s illness.
Barta, host of “The Best and Worst of Tred Barta” show on the Versus cable TV channel, suffered a spinal stroke a couple of weeks ago. It started while he was horseback riding near his place on Salt Creek near Eagle. He credits quick care by local doctors for getting him to Denver quickly.
Since then, he’s been in a hospital room at Denver Health Medical Center,…
Initial reports made it sound like he was traveling to Alaska to film his show when it happened but he was actually still at home. I’m sure that if this event happened in Alaska it would have been even more challenging. The extent of his paralysis is from his abdomen down.
“He’s fine from the belly button up,” Barta’s wife, Anni, said.
From the belly button down is a different story. Barta has feeling in his lower body, but can’t walk. He’s been accepted as a patient at Craig Hospital in Denver, one of the country’s leading facilities for helping people with spinal cord or brain injuries.
Tred plans to have his TV Show, “The Best and Worst of Tred Barta”, document his rehab from this illness, which could be interesting. As an individual who has helped a lot of people over the years and now is depending on others to help him this has to be different. In Tred’s own way here is a quote that will sure become a classic I’m sure.
“When you help an old lady across the street you don’t think anything about it,” he said. “When you’re the old lady, you do.”
Good luck Tred with the rehab we’ll keep you in our thoughts and prayers as you fight this.
