Charlotte Bredahl Reports Brain Tumor Caused by Metastatic Melanoma as Cause of Near Paralysis

Charlotte Bredahl, an American Olympic team medalist and official Developing coach, disclosed Sunday the cause of the loss of use of her limbs was a metastatic melanoma that was undetected by regular testing until it eventually resulted in a brain tumor.

After weeks of being “terrified” as she was unable initially to get a brain scan as the coronavirus pandemic had closed doctors’ offices, she was able have the problem diagnosed and the tumor was removed a week ago by surgeons at Palms West Hospital near her home in Wellington, Florida.

Now into rehabilitation, Charlotte, 63, plans to leave Florida within the next few days to escape spiralling coronavirus cases to go to the 40-acre/16ha. farm of her husband, Joel Baker, in California’s Santa Ynez Valley away from population centers where the virus has barely had an impact. Charlotte, originally from Denmark, lived there from 1990 until recently when she moved to Wellington and its Global Dressage Festival as the U.S. Equestrian Federation Developing coach. She rode on the U.S. bronze medal team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

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Article written by: By KENNETH J. BRADDICK