34. ESPN reporter Victoria Arlen spent 4 years in a coma locked in her body

All The Wiser

Kimi Culp

Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Victoria Arlen grew up in beautiful New Hampshire, one of triplets in a close, supportive family, until at the tender age of eleven, she lost the ability to speak, eat, walk and move due to a rare condition. She slipped into a coma. When she awoke a year and a half later, Victoria quickly realized she was "locked" inside her own body. Doctors had written her off as a lost cause and gave her family no hope for recovery. In 2010, after almost four years she began the nearly impossible journey of coming back to life (beginning with blinking). By 2017, Victoria had become a US Paralympic champion swimmer, transitioned to a career in broadcasting with ESPN, and competed on Dancing with the Stars. In this episode, Victoria shares the mindset that kept her moving forward, the responsibility of being called a "superhero", finding hope during hard times, and the healing power of forgiveness.

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1:07.5	that you've hit rock bottom, there's always things to be grateful for. You just have to look up.
1:12.3	Welcome to All the Wiser.
1:14.1	I'm Kimmy Kulfe.
1:15.5	All the Wiser is a one-for-one podcast.
1:18.5	For every inspiring interview you hear, we donate $2,000 to charities around the world.
1:24.5	I believe in the power of storytelling to inspire us all to think
1:28.7	differently about the world around us. So I've combed the country for some of the most
1:34.5	jaw-dropping stories you have ever heard, people who have been to the brink and back, stories
1:40.6	of survival against all odds and whose lives have been changed in unthinkable ways.
1:47.5	Today's interview is with Victoria Arlen.
1:51.0	At the age of 11, Victoria fell into a coma that would last four years.
1:57.2	For the first year and a half, she had absolutely no memories.
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