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[[File:Jessica Taylor-Bearman.jpg |200px|thumb|right|Jessica was awarded "Top 10 UK CFS Blog" for ''The World of One Room'']] '''Jessica Taylor-Bearman''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] woman that has lived with [[Myalgic Encephalomyelitis]] (ME) since childhood. In 2010 she founded and currently operates [http://shareastar.org/ Share A Star Charity] to "bring back the sparkle for children and teenagers who are fighting life threatening or chronic illnesses."<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://shareastar.org/about-us/the-star/ | title = How the Star was Born | date = 2012-04-08|work=Share A Star|access-date=2018-10-11|language=en-US}}</ref> She writes two blogs, [[JayTay]] and [https://www.facebook.com/TheWorldOfOneRoom/ The World of One Room].<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.jaytay.co.uk/about/ | title = My Story So Far - Jessica Taylor-Bearman Author of A Girl Behind Dark Glasses|work=JayTay.co.uk|access-date=2018-10-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.facebook.com/TheWorldOfOneRoom | title = The World of One Room | website = facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-11}}</ref> Because she suffers from [[photophobia]] she titled her award-winning 2019 memoir, ''A Girl Behind Dark Glasses''.<ref>{{Cite book | url = https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Behind-Dark-Glasses/dp/1999805356 | title = A Girl Behind Dark Glasses | last = Taylor-Bearman | first = Jessica | date = 2017-07-01|publisher=Hashtag Press|isbn=9781999805357|language=English}}</ref> In 2021, she published part two of her memoir, [[A Girl In One Room]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.amazon.in/Girl-One-Room-Jessica-Taylor-Bearman/dp/1913835014/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Jessica+Taylor-Bearman+a+girl+in+one+room&qid=1615314709&s=books&sr=1-3 | title = A Girl In One Room Paperback | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = Amazon|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-03-09}}</ref> Jessica Taylor got married to Samuel Bearman on Saturday, April 29, 2017 in Upnor Church, Kent, UK and is now known as Jessica Taylor-Bearman. == Books == * 2019 - [[A Girl Behind Dark Glasses]] * 2021 - [[A Girl In One Room]] == Awards and nominations == * 2016, Jessica was awarded [http://www.pointsoflight.org/ Points of Light] February, 2016. Prime Minister [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cameron David Cameron] said: “With Share a Star, Jessica has shown a remarkable commitment to supporting other young people who face serious ill health, or have very ill siblings. The peer support and family trips she organises have brought much-needed joy to hundreds of severely unwell young people and their families, despite her own ill health. To those who have received her kindness and empathy she is a true point of light.” Local MP, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Tolhurst Kelly Tolhurst] said: “I am delighted that Jessica’s inspiration and dedication has been recognised with a Point of Light Award. Jessica and Share a Star are a credit to our local area having genuinely made a difference to hundreds of severely unwell children and their families. I deeply admire their invaluable work and fighting spirit and I would like to wish continued achievement to Jessica and her team.”<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/2135-2/ | title = Bringing back the sparkle - Points of Light | date = 2016-02-16|work=Points of Light|access-date=2018-10-11|language=en-GB}}</ref> * 2017, Runner up in Pride in Medway, Courage<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/inspirational-one-and-all-120778/ | title = Pride in Medway 2017 certificate presentation evening | last = Freeman | first = Clare | date = Feb 18, 2017|work=Kent Online|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-GB}}</ref> * 2018, Nominated for Pride in Medway * 2019/2020, The People’s Book Prize for Non-Fiction for ''A Girl Behind Dark Glasses''<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://peoplesbookprize.com/2019-2020-finalists-and-winners/ | title = 2019/2020 Finalists and Winners | website = Peoples Book Prize|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref> == Online presence == *[http://jaytay.co.uk/ Website/Blog] *[https://www.facebook.com/AGirlBehindDarkGlasses A Girl Behind Dark Glasses Facebook] *[https://www.facebook.com/TheWorldOfOneRoom Facebook] *[https://twitter.com/jayletay Twitter] *[http://jaytay.co.uk/store/ A Girl Behind Dark Glasses] *[http://www.jaytay.co.uk/contact-jessica/ Contact Jessica] *[http://www.jaytay.co.uk/store/ Jessica’s Book] *BBC News video on Jessica’s wedding [http://www.jaytay.co.uk/2017/05/06/its-the-first-time-jessica-will-walk-in-10-years/ wedding video] == See also == * [[The World of One Room]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Advocates or allies]] [[Category:British advocates or allies]] [[Category:Authors]]
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