{"product_id":"locked-in-victoria-arlen-9781508277712","title":"Locked in: The Will to Survive and the Resolve to Live","description":"\u003cp\u003eESPN 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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-\u003ci\u003ebut no one knew\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLocked In\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Arlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1508277710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781508277712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.60h x 5.80w x 0.50d","brand":"Victoria Arlen","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44054793748735,"sku":"9781508277712","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8d4dd57-2844-43bb-ac0f-14ea1995d478.jpg?v=1685032030","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/locked-in-victoria-arlen-9781508277712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}