Victoria Arlen was born a healthy triplet, and as a little girl loved to dance showcase her talent in sports.
However, aged just 11, Victoria began to experience worrying flu-like symptoms. She fainted several times and contracted pneumonia.
Two short weeks later, she was paralysed from the waist down. Her body shut off, piece by piece. A severe inflammation of the brain and spinal cord had destroyed her whole life.
Her family could only watch in horror as Victoria lost the ability to talk, eat or move freely.But her incredible story was only just beginning. What happened four years later would shock her family and physicians alike.