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{{NeedsImage}} '''Claire Jones''' (born in 1985) is a Welsh harpist who held the title of Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales from 2007 to 2011. She was diagnosed with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME) in 2013. ==Illness== Claire started feeling unwell shortly after her wedding in September 2012, experiencing chronic fatigue and widespread pain and migraines. Despite this, she continued working a punishing schedule, which she blamed for her ill health, until she crashed in May 2013.<ref name="clairejoneswo" /> She was taken to the accident & emergency department by her husband where she suffered a seizure, and was diagnosed with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]]/[[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (ME/CFS).<ref name="clairejonesdm" /> Her health was so poor she was bedbound for long periods of time, and had to be washed by her mother.<ref name="clairejoneswo"/> She received treatment at the [[Optimum Health Clinic]] in London, as well as by a chiropractor in Cardiff and a specialist in natural medicine in Dorset.<ref name="clairejoneswo" /> After a gradual period of improvement, she has returned to full health. She has now returned to work and is also actively campaigning for better awareness and treatment of ME/CFS.<ref>[http://www.clairejones.co.uk/single-post/2017/01/13/THE-BIG-NEWS-Celebrating-love-and-new-life-on-the-way- Claire Jones - THE BIG NEWS! Celebrating love and new life on the way....]</ref><ref>[http://www.clairejones.co.uk/me/4588317882 Claire Jones - ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - A Journey]</ref> ==Learn more== *[http://www.clairejones.co.uk/ Claire Jones Website] ==Articles and interviews== *23 Feb 2015, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPPSkvoTMyc Secrets to Recovery LIVE - Alex Howard interviews Harpist Claire Jones about her recovery from ME/CFS] (YouTube) *26 Feb 2015, [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/former-royal-harpist-claire-jones-8724941 Former royal harpist Claire Jones on her ME fight] (Wales Online)<ref name="clairejoneswo" /> *28 Feb 2015, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2972865/Proof-yuppie-flu-real-illness-Study-finds-chronic-fatigue-commonly-seen-professionals-not-just-mind.html#ixzz4MmzN13gu I Feared For Career Says Royal Harpist Claire Jones Hit By ME] (Mail Online)<ref name="clairejonesdm" /> ==Online presence== *[http://www.clairejones.co.uk/ Official website] *[https://www.facebook.com/ClaireJones.Harpist/ Claire Jones - Facebook page] *[https://twitter.com/clairejones85?lang=en-gb Claire Jones - Twitter] ==Learn more== *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Jones_(harpist) Wikipedia - Claire Jones] ==References== <references> <ref name="clairejoneswo">{{citation | last = Price | first = Karen | date = 26 February 2015 | title = Former royal harpist Claire Jones on her ME fight |url= http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/former-royal-harpist-claire-jones-8724941 |newspaper= Wales Online |location= Cardiff |access-date= 2017-07-31}}</ref> <ref name="clairejonesdm">{{citation | last = English | first = Rebecca | date = 28 February 2015 | title = I Feared For Career Says Royal Harpist Claire Jones Hit By ME |url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2972865/Proof-yuppie-flu-real-illness-Study-finds-chronic-fatigue-commonly-seen-professionals-not-just-mind.html#ixzz4MmzN13gu |newspaper= Mail Online |location= London |access-date= 2017-07-31}}</ref> </references> [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:British famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]]
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