Exclusive: Former Paralympian and DWTS contestant Victoria Arlen tells her inspiring story in her new book 'Locked In'
In her own words, Victoria Arlen shares her inspiring story of pain, struggle and what it was like getting back to on her feet after four years of being 'Locked In'
Victoria Arlen's story is one for the books. The former Paralympian swimmer developed two rare conditions as a child that left her locked inside her body. She was diagnosed with transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and the two conditions left her without the ability to speak, eat, walk or move. An active girl, she found herself in a vegetative state with little hope for survival let alone recovery. She spent four years in this state, fighting her illness from the inside out, ultimately emerging victorious.
