She Went From Paralyzed To Dancing With The Stars - This Video Shares Her Incredible Story

[@kevinho1922]

man good health is such a blessing that's so easy to take for granted

[@mikepark1221]

My son was diagnosed with Acute Flaccid Myelitis in October 2018. Doctors have told us to not expect recovery and to accept that he will be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. We refuse to believe that. Thank you so much VIctoria for being such an inspiration and beacon of hope. We will never give up. Thank you for sharing your incredible story. God Bless you.

[@kirstysmith5187]

Sending wishes of love and hope to your son, he is still there❤

[@EPrimeify]

Update please

[@pianoworld4506]

I will pray for him to God our God is awesome God and He can do anything never give up he can walk !!!

[@mikepark1221]

@@EPrimeify He still cannot walk, but is making small improvements. It will be two years this month since his injury. We know that it will happen in God's perfect timing and until then, we will continue to pray and work hard.

[@mikepark1221]

@@pianoworld4506 Thank you.

[@cme7452]

Makes me so hopeful that one day my brother will fully recover.

[@NovaWarrior77]

God help him.

[@mohseneman]

oh I believe he can recover now :)

[@loremasterdoge6450]

Any progress bro

[@sprite8666]

How is he man?

[@yunimora7618]

As long as you believe he will

[@KarenCoussey2015]

You're such an inspiration Victoria. I celebrate your success.

[@sirvaant]

My identical twin brother has been in a vegetative state for four months. I have not pulled the plug on him. Holding on for a miracle from God he’s only 42 years old your story has added to my hope and faith.

[@louturco8025]

Love this girl. I haven’t walked in 5 years she has inspired me to go to project walk Boston, in Stratham NH. They are great there, I met Victoria’s mother. After seeing the program I have 100% confidence I will walk again.Thank you Victoria you are truly my hero.

[@sas4l176]

Good luck too you in your journey!! You can do this!!!!!!

[@louturco8025]

Sas4l Thank You so much.

[@mariahselena9589]

@@louturco8025 how are you?

[@918melissa]

I contracted transverse myelitis when I was 18 - whilst it rendered me quite seriously ill for over a year (and it took a couple of years to recover), I thankfully only suffered minor symptoms compared to Victoria and many other cases. I still suffer from some residual issues, including chronic neck pain (the TM affected me at C2,4) - I am extremely grateful and humbled that my experience was just a whisper to Victoria and other sufferers experiences. xxx

[@crystalcaracciolo]

Happy to hear you are well now

[@TionDaDon]

Same, I have transverse myelitis currently recovering now with a C5 injury and I didn’t suffer her injuries to that degree. Keeping our emotional & mental health in check is the hardest part but we can do it. We have to keep being faithful because it takes time to recover but recovery is possible for EVERYONE. Melissa I’ll keep you in my prayers for a full recovery and for a dismissal of your chronic pain. May God bless you!

[@K4NSAS]

Wow... Literally in tears watching this. Such an amazing story and woman!

[@missybarnes7400]

how could people bully her? she is a literal hero and she is such an inspiration to us all. I am so proud of Victoria and we all should be. I also love her mother so much for not giving up on her.

[@atthewow]

yeah! 빅토리아 사랑해

[@amylee8969]

@missybarnes7400 It was the nurses who bullied her more than anyone else. In her book, she mentions how some Nurses were horrible to her both physically and mentally. If I was her and her parents, I would’ve reported that kind of abuse so they’d get their license taken away and even get jail time.

[@bettyslawinski8265]

Wow young lady... What an inspiration you are!!!!! I'm glad to share your story with my teen daughters.... God bless you and your family.💛💛💛💛💛

[@kimisorensen4974]

My mom has a moment like her mom did when I was sick. She was on her knees and all of a sudden heard the words give her back to me. And she wrestled with it at first but then she told god she trusted in him to make me ok and and she said she’s yours. And eventually I got better.

[@crystalcaracciolo]

God is great

[@vp0617]

God: Give her back to me. Mother: She's yours. God: Well, now I don't want her.

[@maresylastamru3738]

She make me crying like a crazy 😭😭😭😭😭but I’m glad you are better now your amazing

[@cw4608]

You are an incredible young lady with an wonderful family and beautiful faith.

[@donna6838]

You are an amazing young woman! Beautiful, spirited, determined woman. I’m sure your parents and siblings couldn’t be more proud. You go girl! Rock this world! What a story!

[@graphiclagoon]

I love this story, she is such a hero and truly an inspiration to others!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@amylee8969]

@ graphiclagoon She’s so strong. And she now has a positive outlook on life.

[@LectronCircuits]

Victoria is victorious. Bonus Feature: She has an exceptionally high cuteness factor. Cheers!

[@striving1]

Wow. Just Wow. This is a miracle! God is good!

[@Mammaj1963]

What an amazing young lady she is with incredible parents. Cheers 🥂 to you miss Victoria , may all your dreams come true !

[@maryamforoughi1744]

Victoria Arlen YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION!!!

[@MyAccount-tk4fn]

She, and her mom, are amazing. What a blessing to overcome it all. God bless them.

[@frankkubitsky4271]

Loved the piece. cheers to all involved

[@aviellsegall1190]

With tears in my eyes i wowed a thousand times. Victoria, you are life !.

[@judithbaban5150]

How can people bully a person like this? American teenagers are the worst.

[@Oilofmercy]

Oh my gosh, that is insane. I agree.

[@joyfulcookie92]

Just like the blind girl youtuber! She was bullied for a disability wtf is wrong with Americans lol

[@WildRhymer]

@@joyfulcookie92 ..it is NOT just Amercans...what is wrong with you even thinking that...you think American is the only place where people act like idiots...EVERY country has their share....

[@chadbrad6132]

@judith baban you’re a moron

[@sheilajohnson6478]

They’re the same way in Great Britan

[@hayleyflynn6858]

Wow your story is amazing. You're such an accomplished person. Well done being confident in accomplishing your goals.

[@habsom1406]

What a lovely and inspirational human being with deeply loving and determined parents. Very uplifting and life affirming story. ❤️🙏

[@sheilajohnson6478]

Such a happy and inspiring young lady.

[@xuanmike7172]

You are so amazing! I totally got moved and touched by your story, may you have more new chapters of live, thanks for sharing it!加油!

[@KingCamdenTheGreat]

There should be a movie about her, her story is so inspiring.

[@tbearies]

Wonderful young lady. Wonderful story. May God Bless her always.🙏

[@vp0617]

What an awesome soul.

[@corymacneil3206]

The best is yet to come, Victoria! So inspiring!

[@walkingdavid7788]

Hello Victora, Listened to your interview twice and will encourage others to do the same, your whole story is a magnificent reflection and inspiration not just for the people and families of affected patients, but all those who endeavoured to aspire to their goals in life. I did find the fact that despite your dire situation you had been bullied at school, I cannot think of anything more heinous or low as to bully someone who clearly cannot defend themselves, I know kids can be ruthless but your experience just goes beyond the pale. My father had a serious stroke years ago and like yourself overheard two nurses writing him off giving him a one in ten chance of survival. He beat the odds. I wish you all the best

[@jeanparke9373]

She is so cute!!!

[@crystalcaracciolo]

INCREDIBLE Story. My girl has SMA which causes her muscles in her body to weaken over time (now there is treatment) but the road is still a long one and much is unknown. This gave me hope to keep on going no matter what!!!!

[@vvggg12]

If you start feeling sorry for yourself, think of this young lady.

[@growden100]

I totally thought that.

[@oscarreyes7049]

Thanks to u I have hope in anything I set my goals on.

[@jenniferdempsterlynn1348]

God can do anything the impossible just believe trust God and let him take control you will see miracles I've seen miracles with me and my family all my life I have an auto immune disorder too but I get infusions for my white cells every 4 months I almost died from heart failure in 2017 but God saved me I almost died many times before that too stay strong God will get you through your struggles

[@winshusenshi2360]

If people say God doesn't exsist show them this, the doctors said she is gonna die and has permanent and irreversible spinal cord damage and now look at her.

[@joerhea9340]

@@winshusenshi2360 But what about the thousands that die and are left brain dead? Funny how you all can glom onto one story as proof, but totally not even care about those that don’t survive. Typical

[@vickywells624]

Beautiful and well done your so inspiring

[@lindalong7219]

Why hasn't this girl been any documentary this story could inspire others to forge forward with their problems physically and mentally

[@christer-nylander]

Wow! Tears...

[@ashishk9758]

Amazing women....fantastic...ur a Victor..victoria

[@carmenlangland1393]

Victoria, God give you a second chance, be is purpose, help others, you so beautiful, God Bless you and your family.🙏🙏

[@BlackPanther-vk5ew]

Wow.......what amazing parents!! My mom would've pulled plug first night. Especially if money was involved!! I was on streets living a horrific life ......she never once looked for me, called cops. I'd be gone for years. Anyway.....this story is why I would NEVER unplug a loved one. This is a miracle......fortunate young girl!

[@weirdarchetype]

Your mother sounds horrible.(no offense but i think you can agree)

[@carolinehersman]

well hey you can learn from role models and you can learn from those who have made mistakes either way you’re a better person for it and i have no doubt you will make a wonderful parent/spouse/whoever you want to be someday

[@baconsenior9626]

The fact that you are still around and believes strongly in keeping the faith and fighting for a loved one shows that whatever adversity you have gone through has made you a better and a stronger person.

[@amylee8969]

@BlackPanther-vk5ew A support system makes all the difference. That’s why bullying is a bad idea! It brings down someone’s self-esteem and does more damage than people realize. Being kind and sweet to others takes very little effort but makes a huge difference.

[@Lea-iv4gn]

I am so happy for her ❤️

[@louturco8025]

I met her today. What an Honor.

[@johnbrown9410]

What a tough beautiful young woman.......I'm never going to complain about anything again! Its a shame that more people don't have her will to rise from the ashes.

[@baconmetra]

I keep praying that Jesus will heal my nervous system. This beautiful woman gave me sooo much hope. I never cry but this is personal for me 😭😭😭💜

[@growden100]

Godspeed!

[@NB-qh2pp]

I love this story

[@allaudinkhan8048]

God bless parents ❤️❤️❤️

[@emmaelson6770]

Good for her

[@ebonyhoffman4239]

Love Her :)!!!

[@kooltool]

True hero. Her effort probably equals only to very few people in this world…. What she achieved is truly unbelievable!

[@CarolinaMoR-05]

Lloré mucho con éste video! Mucho!!! Dios es bueno ❤️❤️❤️

[@ajl2232]

She is an amazing woman.

[@jessicamarie4618]

This girl is incredible!

[@StarAnnasDream]

Experiencing an ND myself I admire her motivation and I’ve always thought about the times people’s families PULL the PLUG because a dr said “it’s over- they know nothing”

[@LadyFourteen]

Can you please share your experience with me? My Dad is in a medically induced coma from a heart attack right now

[@Inksplash52]

This is fantastic

[@SlippyLu]

This shows just HOW MUCH the POWER of family and parents that SUPPORT YOU and WANT YOU TO DEVELOP YOUR TRUE SELF can enable. I wonder if she had gotten anywhere if her mom hadn't believed in her that way.

[@chrisrawlings6042]

I was watching a show thinking damn this girl cute, who is Victoria arlen. Then I looked her up on KZbin and this was the first video I see of her. WOW this woman is amazing and beautiful

[@ケルシー-j2f]

you re awesome Arie Victoria!!!!...we re both swimmer ..but despite my advantages..i only know to complain!!...you re rlly the best!!!you re my motivation!

[@jjej1]

She makes me believe anything is possible

[@amylee8969]

She was bullied but got the last laugh. Now she’s fully recovered, met her dreams, won her gold metals, earned a spot on dwts, and is inspirational.

[@callmechul]

세상에~ 눈물이 절로 나네.. ㅠㅠ om my god.. amazing.. T.T

[@Marie92380]

Transverse Myelitis is not “contracted” shame on the journalist. It’s an immune system disorder -attacking the spinal chord like it’s foreign. The story was incredible! I have TM and many other autoimmune conditions. This is inspiring!

[@jesusislord461]

They didn't mean she caught it as if it is contagious chill lol

[@JackyTMusic]

That's what contracted means lol. OP is right, bad journalism

[@elvisdeckker5266]

Love you dear...god bless you

[@josecasper8717]

amazing

[@hsuanjenwang]

Dear MH team, this is such an inspirational story and I hope to share with my daughters, is it possible to add Chinese (perhaps more other languages) subtitles into the video? Thank you very much for your time.

[@weirdarchetype]

I came from stephanie soos video.What an inspiring story!!.👏👏👏

[@davejohnson4472]

That is one strong and pretty lady

[@jesusislord461]

Amen

[@analuciasilva6703]

Hey I am Brazilian and I didn't understand one part,I wanna be sure if they opened this Project Walk where they live cause the other was Very far from home??

[@joyfulcookie92]

Why they never gave her the sedative medicine since the start ? Had to wait 4 years for the doctors ?/

[@jolijnattema1638]

That's what I,ve been wondering also

[@lilacsr4me]

i think it was when her seizures would not stop that they decided on sedating her. Those didnt start till later.

[@jordanfinley7342]

Glad I’m the only one who was thinking and wondering about that! That’s why I checked the comments. Poor girl had to suffer with daily grand mal seizures all day long for 4 years before getting any kind of relief? Why they didn’t do the sedative when the seizures first started…? Why’d they make the poor kid and her family suffer all day every single day for 4 years before giving her some relief? Bc at the end of the day, it’s all about $$$ in good ole ‘Murica. Our healthcare system is so fucked up. Those seizures are already VERY dangerous to the brain, not to mention especially when you have a spinal cord injury like she has! Never shoulda had to wait 4 years for help with her seizures. I hope she uses her voice on fixing our healthcare system too. Poor girl should have gotten help a lot sooner instead of being given up on by her doctors.

[@sarahRA86]

How anyone could bully her given what she went through is beyond me. Kids can be so cruel.

[@amylee8969]

@sarahRA86 Kids normally don’t understand pain until they experience the same thing themselves.

[@robertfinch6602]

Man that's AMAZING..I have Seizures almost killed myself over it..

[@nickisaperson]

Make me hopeful my mom will come alive again….. fr watching my mom die is lame. Bout to see her soon

[@gurly214]

This happened to me 2 times but only for 4 mins and a few years later it happened again for 3 mins it was so scary

[@bcccac]

I 'm a T12 Paraplegic and my prayer and goal is to walk some day......I would love to go to Project Walk......Will somebody please help me?????

[@wondertwin13]

I had to learn how to walk, talk, write, breathe, eat again afterwards as well. #warriorstatus

[@amrose4214]

With name like victoria well

[@sarinaedwards6705]

Ohh wow my faith is in the word of GOD, and my LORD JESUS... I love him, there is no other GOD

[@oliviaescobedo4325]

I've felt that before too

[@kinseyrial1924]

I read her book

[@oliviaescobedo4325]

Being gone without being inside your body, well for a few minutes until I came too 17 seizures later since November 12th 2018, that's when I had my 1st seizure, 17 years later since before I was 5.

[@johnbell4132]

I was watching Joel Osteen and he told her story, God never gives up on any of us because he loves us a inspiring story from an incredible God.

[@kwilson8452]

What kind of monster child bullies another child in a wheelchair?!

[@angelamartin2811]

Victoria is an amazing woman to go from being in a coma for almost 4 years to be locked in your body and not be able to speak must have been scary. Victoria is a good example of the power of the mind to heal the body lots of hard work to achieve her dreams. That promise to God is a true testament of the power of faith and by her story of overcoming great odds with the help and love of her family. Victoria has a beautiful smile she kinda resembles Katie Holmes.

[@amylee8969]

She was blessed with wonderful parents who fought for her and never gave up on her. Her brothers also became her best friends who encouraged her to get back in the water and into sports again after her recovery. A good support system really makes a difference.

[@intradibles]

This should be a movie, and Naomi Scott has to portray Vicky here.

[@Ana-jt3ny]

Glórias sejam dadas somente ao Senhor Jesus Cristo pois foi ele quem fez este grande milagre na vida de Victória! 🙌👏👏👏

[@alindley3128]

So what's her swim event? (Mine was the hundred freestyle...but I was ssslloooowww compared to the speedie-swimmers on my team. No one worked harder than I did, though. Swim team was the first thing I ever tried that I wasn't a natural genius at... well, that and piano.)

[@gracegroup7361]

My grand father was a commender of the military hospitlal. He wanted me to become a super soldier like my dad. He injected something when I was a baby. He told me my heart beat is so weak the doctors will say I am going to die in a month because of the injection. My dad a processional super soldier never wanted me to become a soldier and never taught me the combat skills. So I just became a boy with super strong heart. I should've trained to become an olympian. Too late now.

[@damilolaadegbite2831]

With this I believe there is a lot of things the disabled ones can do

[@LadyFourteen]

What is the sedative they have her?

[@allencollins6031]

She's like that Natalie Merchant song Wonder 🎵

[@drdesir]

I am so happy and grateful to God for her miraculous recovery. All the Glory and Honor belongs to God for healing this Beautiful lady and for helping this lovely family. The mother said something that everyone seems to skip and block out. She said she fell to her knees and prayed to God. She did not even mentioned anything about God answering her prayers in the video and now her daughter is healed. It's interesting that no one gave honor and Glory to the one who healed her. The one I am referring to is God. Funny how are so quick people forget. Just a thought 🤔

[@joematus410]

Dont forget..about God...our sweet jesus....it says..not one leaf.shall fall .if i dont camand..it..amen

[@ramonarassi]

We are nothing without jesus christ thank you God son holy spirit for everything ❤️🙏✝️

[@alindley3128]

How did they fix it? Which hospital? Where I trained we would have fought to save her. I still feel terrible that I couldn't fight for Otto Warmbier. I wasn't his doctor. But I could have emailed one of my former professors and said, "Remember that case we had, with the sixty year old civil engineer, who went into a coma from a single dose of ativan, and we woke him up against the odds, by treating him for the liver failure that the ativan triggered, in an atypical case? Couldn't you write to or phone the docs taking care of Warmbier and share that possible suggestion, have them do for Otto what we did for that comatose engineer to wake him up? Wasn't it funny that the first thing he said to the chief resident yelling "Close your eyes!" right in his face was....kind of rude, but it showed that he was wide awake and ticked off at the doctor who was yelling in his face! Maybe they can do the same for Otto to wake him up, using the same treatments we gave that engineer. Maybe Otto got beaten up by the North Korean guards who kicked him in the liver, so that he had a traumatic hepatitis,, and a single dose of ativan really did put him into a hepatic coma....and we can fix that sometimes with the right treatments, if we're lucky and catch it in time." He was chairman of neurology at a prominent university by then, so he could have carried it off, emailing medical advice to Otto's local doctors. But I was too intimidated by the fact that by then I was already dealing with right wing creeps terrorizing me already for helping a "mixed race" kid in my practice. So I just sat tight and let Otto's own doc's handle it, without reaching out to my former professor who was chair of neuro at chapel hill by then. For all I know, maybe there was no way to save Otto after all. Maybe our treatment plan that had worked for the engineer wouldn't even have worked for Otto. We'll never know. A different prof of mine got targeted by creeps for doing good as well. And I got targeted by similar creeps for saving minority kids' lives (or trying my best to do that with every kid, not just the whitewhitewhite ones.) The ultra right-wing domestic terrorist creeps are doing harm in our country at all levels, even intimidating and terrorizing people who can save kids like Victoria. They make up slander and try to destroy the career of docs who save "the wrong" kids, i.e., minority ones, or for using science techniques, like stem cells, that the terrorist rednecks "don't approve" of, even though the redneck terrorist creeps can hardly read. And if it was their kid, they'd be begging us to help them by any means possible, and we probably would help them. But when we help a "minority" kid, it can cost us our careers or even our lives from the domestic terror creeps' targeting us, with slander, with home invasions, with car crashes, with poison, with all kinds of false rumors, with ...putting out someone's eye, with cutting the brakeline or serpentine belt, on and on and on. The doctors who know how to fix kids like Victoria are getting targeted by redneck creeps in America so that it really is like trying to practice in North Korea in some ways, in a Communist style environment where the terrorist local creeps hate knowledge, hate minority kids, and hate doctors who use knowledge to help minority kids. We're the experts trying to save lives, getting targeted and harmed for years by religions redneck hate groups that destroy the lives of the very doctors and their families who have the skills to save lives. It's not right what has been happening. The elite law enforcement agencies should go after the domestic terrorist religions creeps and put them in jail as the criminals they are. They have the funding and the mandate now. Let's have them get to work, so that good people can do our jobs to save lives, without having to worry that someone will destroy our career or our lives, for daring to help "certain" children as we do our jobs of healing the sick.

[@cutestkittensanimalrescuep8531]

Not once did you mention the medicine. Why has not one interviewer asked what medicine was. Good interviewer but the interviewer failed to ask the most important question what medication brought you back. Positive attitude did not bring her back it helped her stay live. Why is this their children all of the world listening to your videos hoping that you will mention what brought you out. it seems so strange that someone would go through so much and not try to bring the other people out. Victoria please in every interview say what medication you took there's nothing wrong with that people all the time mention what medication they took. The title of a book should not be left behindwhere you didn't mention the medicine and left all those children behind to be in the same state you were in and perhaps die by getting unplugged. when you were laying there in that bed and someone on TV has said how they had come outNathan Evan s sleep medicine and you watched every video and they never meant mention the name of it how would you feel.

[@hpim9077]

There's no one like Jesus Christ to do these kinds of miracles.

[@growden100]

Doctors are limited in some capacities. They give negative input when they don’t know what direction to go.

[@iCat4Ever]

Next chapter and then shows her shoes Bdm chiii