I phoned Tred at his hospital room yesterday, we talked for 15 minutes approximately.
Tred explained his situation, Tred spoak in a softer manner than usual. Tred is determined to go on living whether he walks again or not. It was evident through out our chat that Tred was wounded, but not down, I have no doubts about Tred he will be back in the sport ASAP.
My hat is off to this love him/or hate unique character, above all, Tred knows how to step up to the plate with out striking out!
Bart
Captain Tred, you wont remember me, but I remember very well the 30 minutes you spent with us in Miami a few years ago. We have been fans of doing things "The Barta Way" for years in our own outdoor adventures. We swing for the fences because of you. Now you can rely on us to assit you when you need some, and not to when you need to do it on your own. We are praying for you and your family. Your fans are here.
hey buddy, i just got back from the camp woodie kids tournament. your presence was deeply missed. we said a prayer for you every night and all the gang said hi!!!!!!!!!!1 hope you are getting better. looking forward to seeing you in north carolina! your pal , danny azzato
Things have gotten both better and worse and certainly intense for Tred in the past two days.
On Friday Tred and Anni got results back from and MRI that Annie had requested because the paralysis was proceeding in the opposite direction that it should have been. It showed that the damage to Tred's spine is progressing and advancing up his neck meaning his arms are now in jeopardy. Of course, this got all the medical teams jumping – initiating all sorts of tests and sample collecting. Yesterday they got preliminary results on a blood disorder that ostensibly could be treated with a procedure called plasma pheresis. Tred was immediately transferred out of rehab and into an hospital for that procedure. However, on the way to the hospital, doctors called Anni to tell her that that one test (a lymphectomy – analysis of lymph nodes) showed full blown Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. In fact, this is more easily treated than spelled or pronounced. It’s a very treatable form of lymphoma (a form of cancer). SoTred has now also started chemotherapy.
Anni says that although this all sounds horrible, it is, in fact, very good news in that the aggressiveness of disease’s onset indicates that perhaps it is the cause of the paralysis. And since it is a treatable condition, doctors think that over time the paralysis could be reversed to some degree.
Both Tred and Anni are optimistic, though admittedly, Tred needs some cheering up. He’s tired and intimidated by the number of letters in the name of his disease. No, seriously, he looks at it like he's now both paralyzed AND has cancer.
PLEASE keep him in your thoughts.
--Dean Travis Clarke
Indeed that sounds horrible and it is to a degree but you are correct in that could explain a lot of things. The good news is that it is super treatable and as you mentioned eliminating it could well eliminate some of the paralysis.
Make sure he has a very sharp radiologist reading the film. One complication I have seen in two friends was that scar tissues was misread as still being mass.
Let him know that his friends at SFC are all pulling for him and hes still in our thoughts and prayers every day...
Guys this is a good thing, the diagnosis for lyphomia gives them a start down a treatment path, although the word Cancer is bad, the treatment for this is very doable and hopefully they can get him working again
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