Brent Tarring is fighting hard. Now it’s our turn.
[2017]
I first met Timmy Baltimore (Brent Tarring) at Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2017. He’s one of the friendliest, funniest people you could ever ask to befriend, and he’s currently involved in a very difficult battle for his life.
https://www.youcaring.com/brenttarring-1026028
If you aren’t able to contribute, at the very least, please reblog this to help save a life. I know that gets thrown around a lot on this site, but trust me when I say, Brent is a dude worth fighting for. He’s one of the good ones. Here’s some more details on his battle:
Brent Tarring is currently battling a serious systemic infection after a month of hospitalization. He has to complete 9 weeks of acute rehab at a skilled nursing facility and faces very expensive medical bills (that are rising). He is fighting hard - now it is our turn.
When he was 5 years old, Brent Tarring was involved in a devastating car accident that would change his life forever.
As a pediatric spinal cord injury patient, he beat the odds by learning to walk again after being a quadripalegic. He endured countless surgeries and experimental treatments and received the smallest Harrington rods ever made. He lived in hospitals for years during his recovery.
As Brent grew up, his spine curved more and more, as the scoliosis and lordosis worsened. At age 18, he was told he needed surgery to prevent his spinal cord from collapsing his lungs (which would have killed him by age 30). During the surgery, he was given the wrong blood type. Clinically, he died 5 times, was put in a coma, and was not expected to survive - but he beat the odds again.
In spring 2017, Brent went to a local hospital in extreme neck pain. This hospital incorrectly diagnosed him with a pinched nerve and sent home, despite being in agony. The unbearable pain lasted for months. It wasn’t until late October that we went to another hospital, Tampa General, because Brent couldn’t walk. He was immediately admitted and we soon learned just how serious things were.
Little did we know, staph aureus bacteria were eating away his bones, muscles, and more. His neck was collapsing onto itself. Bacteria were flowing through his body in his blood, spreading the infection further. The bulk of infection was just under his brain stem - an extremely dangerous location. He was formally diagnosed with bacteremia/septicemia and osteomyelitis, and had multiple abscesses, including a spinal epidural abscess.
He was in dire condition and had two emergency surgeries, including discectomy and fusion of the C2-T1 vertebrae. This fusion was attached to his existing rods and hardware. So, he is now fused from C2-T7 and his neck is slowly rebuilding itself.
He is now in a skilled nursing facility, receiving the strongest antibiotics around the clock and participating in speech, physical, and occupational therapies. He will be in the facility until late January (at the earliest), but will need to take antibiotics for the rest of his life. Without them, the infection could return and become fatal.
He is facing mounting medical bills, including thousands of dollars in coinsurance to cover his stay at the nursing facility. This fundraiser is being created to help cover these expenses so Brent can focus solely on his recovery and not need to stress about finances.
Thank you everyone for your love, your prayers, and your support.
Kati (Brent’s girlfriend)
Again, Brent is one of the raddest dudes alive, and it would be great if he could be taken care of by the good people of this world. Please, if you can help, even if just by reblogging, take a second to help a good brother.
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