Does anyone know what condition Tred is in after having a stroke about a year ago?

Here's the last thing I saw a couple of months ago on the Hunt the West web site.

Tred Barta Update

Tred Barta Update
October 2, 2009.

Tred Barta, noted outdoorsman and host of the TV show The Best and Worst of Tred Barta on the Versus network, has ended three months of hospitalization and returned to his Colorado home to continue to recover from debilitating injuries suffered last May.

Originally diagnosed with a a rare spinal stroke, Barta is actually suffering from an equally obscure condition known as Waldenstrom's Disease, a cancer-like illness that thickens the blood.

The damage from the disease cost Barta the use of his legs, but it remains to be seen how much this will slow him down — he has been steadily practicing archery from the wheel chair to which he is now confined.

Versus has renewed his show for next year, and all of his sponsors are still with him.

“My goal now is to encourage others,” Barta said. “I want to inspire people, to be a role model."


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I hope that he makes a good recovery he has one of the only shows that is worth watching.

One of my close friends is very close to Tred and has been speaking to him on a regular basis. As of around 3 weeks ago, he is not doing well emotionally.......evidently, having a very rough time coping with his condition.

We all wish him the best......support from friends and family is the only thing that will get him through this. That, and faith.

His show was one of the few I liked,back when Versus was on Directv.

I hope he pulls through the emotional battles. Most often they are the toughest. From the little i've seen of his shows, he is one heck of a guy, and if anyone can get through a tough situation, he can. Afterall, his opening song says it all, You're the man, Tred Bartam You're the MAN!

Can any of the posters here, from Colorado, find out Tred's mailing address (or e-mail) so some of us can send along our support for his recovery. I really enjoy his shows and personality and look forward to his future shows, in whatever capacity he has to share.

This past week Versus had a special program about Barta. I took a long time to diagnose the very rare spinal stroke which left him paralyses from waist down. He then had a second problem which made things worse.
At this point he's already shooting his bow !! it will take some time to adjust from very active to restrictive life .He'll find the best way to deal with this ,he's not giving up !

The condition in question is a blood disease called Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. It is similar to multiple myeloma, and is treatable although so far not curable. One effect is an increase in the viscosity, or a thickening, of the blood from abnormal proteins. That likely was the direct cause of his spinal cord damage.

I hope he makes a full and complete recovery

I liked his show, I wish him a full recovery.