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name: Jessica Taylor-Bearman
about: Jessica Taylor-Bearman was born in March 1991 in Kent, where she attended Rochester Grammar School for Girls. At the age of 15, she became acutely unwell with an illness called Myalgic Encephalomyletis (M.E). She was continously hospitalised from 2006-2010, suffering with the most severe form of the condition. This included her being bedridden, unable to move, speak, eat and more. She wrote in her mind, and when finally able to speak again, she began to write through her audio diary 'Bug'. Despite still being severely unwell in hospital, Jessica continued to develop ideas, from creating a new method of painting, to starting a charity for other youngsters in her position.All her pieces have been exhibited since then. Since she left hospital, Jessica Taylor-Bearman was born in March 1991 in Kent, where she attended Rochester Grammar School for Girls. At the age of 15, she became acutely unwell with an illness called Myalgic Encephalomyletis (M.E). She was continously hospitalised from 2006-2010, suffering with the most severe form of the condition. This included her being bedridden, unable to move, speak, eat and more. She wrote in her mind, and when finally able to speak again, she began to write through her audio diary 'Bug'. Despite still being severely unwell in hospital, Jessica continued to develop ideas, from creating a new method of painting, to starting a charity for other youngsters in her position.All her pieces have been exhibited since then. Since she left hospital, Jessica's journey with severe ME has continued. She fulfilled her dream of becoming an author, she writes a blog, which you can see by visiting her website www.jaytay.co.uk.Jessica has also featured in a film called Unrest. She advocates for voiceless people.Her debut memoir is A Girl Behind Dark Glasses.www.jaytay.co.uk ...more