Victoria Arlen came on the show to share her remarkable story of overcoming incredible adversity. At 11 years old, Victoria was diagnosed with two rare conditions and lost the ability to speak, eat, walk and move. Victoria spent four years of her life of being "locked in" in a vegetative state, with doctors unsure if she would survive.
Eventually, Victoria was able to communicate by blinking, and the feeling in her muscles returned. Not only did she regain the ability to walk, she has since become a competitive swimmer, actress, Dancing with the Stars competitor, motivational speaker and one of ESPN's youngest ever hosts.
Arlen has a remarkable story of overcoming odds and adversity. At 11 years old, she was diagnosed with two rare conditions. She soon lost the ability to speak, eat, walk and move; doctors believed she had little chance of survival, let alone recovery. Fighting for her life, Arlen persevered through four years of being in a vegetative state and shortly after, began the near-impossible journey to relearn everyday tasks and functions. But recover she did - when she joined ESPN, she was in a wheelchair - in the Spring of 2017, she celebrated the one-year anniversary of regaining her ability to walk. During her recovery, she became an accomplished motivational speaker, actress, model and competitive swimmer.
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