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020			_a9781501174629 _q(hardcover)
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035			_a(OCoLC)1043967280
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092			_aArlen, V. _bA723
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aArlen, Victoria, _d1994- _eauthor. _9367888
245	1	0	_aLocked in : _bthe will to survive and the resolve to live / _cby Victoria Arlen.
250			_aFirst Howard Books hardcover edition.
263			_a1808
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bHoward Books, _c2018.
300			_a239 pages, 16 unnumbered plates : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aHow 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.
600	1	0	_aArlen, Victoria, _d1994- _9367888
650		0	_aParalytics _zUnited States _vBiography. _9367889
650		0	_aTelevision personalities _zUnited States _vBiography. _99275
655		7	_aAutobiographies. _2lcgft _9728
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