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From Chad

Carrying #1214

Oct 11, 2026 · 4 min · 6 segments

Matt Starke, a Navy SEAL diagnosed with brain cancer, lived 24 years behind his initial prognosis. His family, particularly his son Gharet, carried him everywhere once he was incapacitated…

Matt Starke, a Navy SEAL diagnosed with brain cancer, lived 24 years behind his initial prognosis. His family, particularly his son Gharet, carried him everywhere once he was incapacitated, demonstrating that love is not just an emotion but an action. The strength of one’s love is the capacity to carry another, not just words or feelings.

Matt Starke, a Navy SEAL diagnosed with brain cancer, lived 24 years behind his initial prognosis. His family, particularly his son Gharet, carried him everywhere once he was incapacitated…

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Speakers: Chad SmithHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot political

Top entities: Matt Stark×3 United States Navy SEALs×2 United States×2 Florida×2 Alaska×2

The Stark Family’s Story0:19 – 2:13

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You may think love is something you feel, but upgraded thinking knows love is something you pick up and carry.

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Here's the story.

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In 1996, a Navy SEAL named Matt Stark was diagnosed with brain cancer.

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His SEAL team called him the pull-up king.

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Surgery left him paralyzed from the neck down.

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He spent months learning to walk, talk, and eat again.

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0:42

His goal was to live to thirty.

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Over the next twenty years, he was told at least three times that he had less than six months to live.

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He kept setting new goals.

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Make it to his birthday.

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Make it to the kid's first day of first grade.

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Make it to Halloween.

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When doctors told his wife, Christine, to take him home, she promised to take him anywhere he wanted to go.

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He chose Alaska.

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It took more than a year, but they did it.

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In 2019, a seizure put him in a coma.

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Christine said the doctors told them there was nothing more to be done.

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Then he started breathing on his own and squeezing their hands.

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So the family took him home, but not to pass in hospice.

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Their oldest son, Garrett, started filming.

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He lifted his dad into pools, carried him into ri-- onto rides at Disney, carried him back across the sand at the beach, carried him through a cruise cabin too narrow for the wheelchair.

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His younger brothers helped.

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Garrett said, quote, "I wanted to show people that just because you can't talk or walk, you can still be part of everyday life." End quote.

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Some people reported the family to social services for taking him out of the hospital.

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The family kept going.

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United States Navy SEALsBiography > Military Biography
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Life after disabling brain-cancer surgeryBiography > Military Biography > United States Navy SEALs > Matt Stark
Post-surgical Paralysis and RehabilitationHealth > Neurology > Brain Cancer
Long-term survival with severe disabilityHealth > Neurology > Brain Cancer > Post-surgical Paralysis and Rehabilitation
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Accessible Family ActivitiesFamily > Caregiving > Spousal and Family Caregiving
Including a Disabled Loved One in Everyday LifeFamily > Caregiving > Spousal and Family Caregiving > Accessible Family Activities
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Family-Centered DeathDeath > End-of-Life Care > Hospice Alternatives
Dying Outside a Hospital Surrounded by FamilyDeath > End-of-Life Care > Hospice Alternatives > Family-Centered Death
Compassionate ResponsibilityPersonal Development > Ethics
Love Expressed Through Practical CarePersonal Development > Ethics > Compassionate Responsibility
Including and Carrying People Who Are Left OutPersonal Development > Ethics > Compassionate Responsibility > Love Expressed Through Practical Care
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Military BiographyBiography
Brain CancerHealth > Neurology
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Family
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End-of-Life CareDeath

The Stark Family’s Story0:19 – 2:13

C

0:19

You may think love is something you feel, but upgraded thinking knows love is something you pick up and carry.

C

0:25

Here's the story.

C

0:27

In 1996, a Navy SEAL named Matt Stark was diagnosed with brain cancer.

C

0:33

His SEAL team called him the pull-up king.

C

0:36

Surgery left him paralyzed from the neck down.

C

0:39

He spent months learning to walk, talk, and eat again.

C

0:42

His goal was to live to thirty.

C

0:44

Over the next twenty years, he was told at least three times that he had less than six months to live.

C

0:51

He kept setting new goals.

C

0:53

Make it to his birthday.

C

0:54

Make it to the kid's first day of first grade.

C

0:57

Make it to Halloween.

C

0:58

When doctors told his wife, Christine, to take him home, she promised to take him anywhere he wanted to go.

C

1:04

He chose Alaska.

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1:06

It took more than a year, but they did it.

C

1:09

In 2019, a seizure put him in a coma.

C

1:12

Christine said the doctors told them there was nothing more to be done.

C

1:16

Then he started breathing on his own and squeezing their hands.

C

1:19

So the family took him home, but not to pass in hospice.

C

1:23

Their oldest son, Garrett, started filming.

C

1:26

He lifted his dad into pools, carried him into ri-- onto rides at Disney, carried him back across the sand at the beach, carried him through a cruise cabin too narrow for the wheelchair.

C

1:38

His younger brothers helped.

C

1:40

Garrett said, quote, "I wanted to show people that just because you can't talk or walk, you can still be part of everyday life." End quote.

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1:47

Some people reported the family to social services for taking him out of the hospital.

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1:52

The family kept going.

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