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Locked in : the will to survive and the resolve to live / by Victoria Arlen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Howard Books, 2018Edition: First Howard Books hardcover editionDescription: 239 pages, 16 unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781501174629
  • 1501174622
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Contents:
How did I get here? January 2009 -- It's all in your head : April-July 2006 -- Hell : early August 2006 -- Darkness : late August, 2006-December, 2008 -- Breaking free : January 2009 -- Awake ... and back to hell -- Blink of hope -- The spotlight of success August 2010-September 2011 -- From breaking records to near defeat -- Exhilaration and defeat : swimming in the paralympics -- This could have been avoided -- Exhilaration and defeat on the world stage -- My almost quarter life crisis -- Da na, na, na, na, na, na (ESPN) -- Back on my feet-literally -- The promise -- Victory dance.
Summary: "When Victoria Arlen was eleven-years-old, she contracted two rare diseases simultaneously and fell into a mysterious vegetative state. For two years her mind was dark, but in the third year, her mind broke free, and she was able to think clearly and to hear and feel everything - but no one knew. When she was fifteen-years-old, against all odds and medical predictions, she was finally able to communicate through eye blinks, and she gradually regained her ability to speak and eat and move her upper body, but she faced the devastating reality of paralysis from the waist down because of damage to her spine. However, Victoria didn't lose her strength or steadfast determination, and two years later, she won a gold medal for swimming at the London 2012 Paralympics. In Locked In, Victoria shares her never-before-published story--the pain, the struggle, the fight to live and thrive, and most importantly, the faith that carried her through. Her journey was not easy, but by believing in God's healing power and forgiveness, she is living proof that, despite seemingly insurmountable odds and challenges, the will to survive and resolve to live can be a force stronger than our worst deterrents"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography Arlen, V. A723 Available 33111009199668
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

ESPN personality and Paralympics champion Victoria Arlen shares her courageous and miraculous story of recovery after falling into a mysterious vegetative state at age eleven and how she broke free, overcoming the odds and never giving up hope, eventually living a full and inspiring life.

When Victoria Arlen was eleven years old, she contracted two rare diseases simultaneously and fell into a mysterious vegetative state. For two years her mind was dark, but in the third year, her mind broke free, and she was able to think clearly and to hear and feel everything-- but no one knew .

When she was fifteen years old, against all odds and medical predictions, she was finally able to communicate through eye blinks, and she gradually regained her ability to speak and eat and move her upper body, but she faced the devastating reality of paralysis from the waist down because of damage to her spine. However, Victoria didn't lose her strength or steadfast determination, and two years later, she won a gold medal for swimming at the London 2012 Paralympics.

In Locked In , Victoria shares her never-before-published story--the pain, the struggle, the fight to live and thrive, and most importantly, the faith that carried her through. Her journey was not easy, but by believing in God's healing power and forgiveness, she is living proof that, despite seemingly insurmountable odds and challenges, the will to survive and resolve to live can be a force stronger than our worst deterrents.

Not many people get a second chance at life like Victoria has, and she made a promise to God that she would make every moment count.

"When Victoria Arlen was eleven-years-old, she contracted two rare diseases simultaneously and fell into a mysterious vegetative state. For two years her mind was dark, but in the third year, her mind broke free, and she was able to think clearly and to hear and feel everything - but no one knew. When she was fifteen-years-old, against all odds and medical predictions, she was finally able to communicate through eye blinks, and she gradually regained her ability to speak and eat and move her upper body, but she faced the devastating reality of paralysis from the waist down because of damage to her spine. However, Victoria didn't lose her strength or steadfast determination, and two years later, she won a gold medal for swimming at the London 2012 Paralympics. In Locked In, Victoria shares her never-before-published story--the pain, the struggle, the fight to live and thrive, and most importantly, the faith that carried her through. Her journey was not easy, but by believing in God's healing power and forgiveness, she is living proof that, despite seemingly insurmountable odds and challenges, the will to survive and resolve to live can be a force stronger than our worst deterrents"-- Provided by publisher.

How did I get here? January 2009 -- It's all in your head : April-July 2006 -- Hell : early August 2006 -- Darkness : late August, 2006-December, 2008 -- Breaking free : January 2009 -- Awake ... and back to hell -- Blink of hope -- The spotlight of success August 2010-September 2011 -- From breaking records to near defeat -- Exhilaration and defeat : swimming in the paralympics -- This could have been avoided -- Exhilaration and defeat on the world stage -- My almost quarter life crisis -- Da na, na, na, na, na, na (ESPN) -- Back on my feet-literally -- The promise -- Victory dance.

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