She was hospitalized at least 15 months prior to the current tournament. Whatever happened to her must have been bad, seeing as she's still in the care of someone (when they show her later on).
Ugh, can't wait for the next ep. Hiroe vs. Hisa finally
btw, for Aislinn's power, is she basically picturing how she 'wants' the hands to end up? I was a little confused as to what she was trying to do.