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Shirley Conran
From MEpedia, a crowd-sourced encyclopedia of ME and CFS science and history
Shirley Conran (born Sep 21, 1932) is a British novelist and journalist. Her best-selling books include Lace and Superwoman,[1] and she has been a columnist for Vanity Fair, women's editor of The Daily Mail and a feature writer for The Observer. She was diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) at the age of 38 after being admitted to hospital with viral pneumonia and has continued to suffer with ME since.[2] She is a patron of Tymes Trust, a British patient charity for young people with ME.
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
- Sep 12, 2004, I once wrote that life's too short to stuff a mushroom but some days I was too tired to even buy one..." Sunday Express
- Oct 16, 2006, Celebrity Health - Shirley Conran BBC News
- Nov 3, 2009, Foreword to Second Edition of “WHY ME? My Journey from M.E. to Health and Happiness” The Optimum Health Clinic
- Mar 27, 2016, The one lesson I've learned from life: Author Shirley Conran on surviving ME Daily Mail
