Jessica Taylor-Bearman
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Jessica Taylor-Bearman is a British woman that has lived with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) since childhood. In 2010 she founded and currently operates Share A Star Charity to "bring back the sparkle for children and teenagers who are fighting life threatening or chronic illnesses."[1] She writes two blogs, JayTay and The World of One Room.[2][3] Because she suffers from photophobia she titled her award-winning 2019 memoir, A Girl Behind Dark Glasses.[4] In 2021, she published part two of her memoir, A Girl In One Room.[5]
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[edit | edit source]
- 2019 - A Girl Behind Dark Glasses
- 2021 - A Girl In One Room
Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]
- 2016, Jessica was awarded Points of Light February, 2016. Prime Minister 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, 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.”[6]
- 2017, Runner up in Pride in Medway, Courage[7]
- 2018, Nominated for Pride in Medway
- 2019/2020, The People’s Book Prize for Non-Fiction for A Girl Behind Dark Glasses[8]
Online presence[edit | edit source]
- Website/Blog
- A Girl Behind Dark Glasses Facebook
- A Girl Behind Dark Glasses
- Contact Jessica
- Jessica’s Book
- BBC News video on Jessica’s wedding wedding video
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "How the Star was Born". Share A Star. April 8, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ↑ "My Story So Far - Jessica Taylor-Bearman Author of A Girl Behind Dark Glasses". JayTay.co.uk. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ↑ "The World of One Room". facebook.com. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ↑ Taylor-Bearman, Jessica (July 1, 2017). A Girl Behind Dark Glasses. Hashtag Press. ISBN 9781999805357.
- ↑ "A Girl In One Room Paperback". Amazon. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Bringing back the sparkle - Points of Light". Points of Light. February 16, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ↑ Freeman, Clare (February 18, 2017). "Pride in Medway 2017 certificate presentation evening". Kent Online. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ↑ "2019/2020 Finalists and Winners". Peoples Book Prize. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
