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| | Count Down to July 16th |
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 June 24, 2009.
The Barta Boys and Girls Club Billfish Tournament, presented by Volvo Penta is less than a month away and organizers are preparing for a fun filled event and hoping for great weather. The tournament will kick off with the North State Bank Sponsor and Artist party on Wed. July 15th followed by the opening of the event at the Island Style Custom Yachts Captains Party and dinner donated by Outback Steakhouse. What a great way to start the tournament. The children from the Boys & Girls Club will again open the event after they finish a fun afternoon of fishing on the Mystery Tour. A special thank you to Jerry & Diane Jackson, owners of the new sport fishing boat AVA D for sponsoring the Boys & Girls Club kids fishing trip this year. It is a special and memorable event for everyone involved.
Our biggest concern is still the health of our founder Tred Barta. "We have just found out that Tred has Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a lymphoma and its onset has been so sudden and so aggressive that they are thinking it is the cause of the paralysis. This stuff is highly treatable and the paralysis could even be reversed over time if it hasn?t been too late" said Anni Barta. As of July 23rd, Tred completed plasma pheresis and a highly toxic dose of chemo and is back at the Craig Rehabilitation Center to continue his physical therapy. Our continued prayers are with he and his family.
Tred?s goal is still to make it to the tournament. One way or another Tred will be at the tournament either electronically or in person. We look forward to seeing all of you in Beaufort July 16th – 18th.
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| | Capt. Tred Barta Hospitalized |
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 On Monday, May 18th Tred suffered a rare occurrence called a spinal stroke.
"The 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 claim 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." This note came to us from our Board Member Dean Travis Clarke.
We ask you all too please send your thoughts and prayers out to Tred, Anni and the entire Barta Family. If anyone can overcome this diversity it will be Tred.
As most of you know, Tred is not computer savvy and we are sure he would appreciate Get Well Cards to keep his spirits up. Please mail to Tred Barta, P.O. Box 900, Eagle, CO 81631.
You can also post to this link below and Anni can show him your responses. Everyone involved with the Barta Boys and Girls Club Billfish Tournament and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina want to send out a big GET WELL SOON TRED.
http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f272/please-pray-capt-tred-barta-75371.html
As Tred wrote on our weigh in station board "Never Give Up, Never Say Never" we now say that to you Tred. |
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