Jessica walked for the first time in 10 years, it was her wedding day - BBC Stories

A woman walked down the aisle on her wedding day despite being bed-ridden for almost half her life. Jessica Taylor suffers debilitating fatigue and painful muscles caused by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). The 25-year-old, of Cliffe Woods, Kent, met Samuel Bearman, 24, through friends.

[@kandicedickinson2719]

So incredibly happy for you, Jessica! I know how hard this was for you, nad how much you likely paid for it. Your outward beauty (including stunning dress and ceremony) still can never match your stunning inward beauty that radiates from your soul. CONGRATULATIONS on your wedding! - Kandice | Fellow ME Warrior :-) (mild ME (never the same after mono @ age 12) + FMS since 1970s, mostly bedridden ME since 10 Dec 2000)

[@aquablue7942]

good she has such loving parents who are there for her, lots of ME/CFS sufferers don't have anyone, or worst they are being abused and neglected....I would think thats why she is possibly slowly recovering surrounded by love

[@maximm17sj]

I came here after watching Unrest. I am very happy that Jessica was able to walk down the aisle, hopefully I will be able to do so without mobility aids as well!

[@kimt7615]

love Jessica. u r so strong

[@tamarabautista5275]

thanks BBC for thé vidéo merci beaucoup

[@bbcstories]

+Tamara Bautista It's an amazing story isn't it? Glad you liked it.

[@Wieditox]

This is so beautiful. 😍

[@Mcfads999]

Wow. I was really emotional watching this. I've seen Jessica slowly getting better from this dreadful disease And she now has a baby. . There's much more to come ....

[@hubschab]

Wow inspiring! Brought me to tears!

[@Annmarie123ize]

So happy for you, You look so beautiful.

[@livewellwitheds6885]

hate the amount of people saying "so inspiring". I have this and she is just living her life. we don't celebrate able people for stuff like this

[@ellaneruda]

Was she in the Netflix documentary Unrest?

[@HannahJoy333]

Ella Neruda Yes

[@uphakemesitholumusa5900]

Who else is praying that she never gets tired again to walk and is completely healed

[@livewellwitheds6885]

we don't need prayers we need support, and also God can't heal us

[@DeadBoys-eh1ms]

10 years I cannot even walk to my bathroom that’s like 1 step away Am to lazy ok

[@zozify]

I have osteoporosis

[@heroic..homo.]

doge doggo seriously

[@jackfaulkner3918]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@AncientCreature-i2o]

Someday I hope to be married. May I ask.. is it worth it?

[@T2Footballers]

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[@Mohamedelesnawy]

For some reason, i thought of ricky gervais, but its really terrible. god bless her soul

[@RobertalWilliams]

What is ME..?

[@livewellwitheds6885]

chronic fatigue syndrome

[@T2Footballers]

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[@middlemarie4430]

If you tell yourself a story enough, i wonder if it can make you very, very sick. And then after years of doing nothing, it would then be nearly impossible to do anything. Your identity is being sick. The unconscious mind is soooo powerful.

[@renthehag]

Karen Segal I’m sure it can for some people. The power of positive thinking is definitely powerful, but CFS (even if the name “ME” is a bit of a misnomer for the condition itself) is a very real and legitimate medical illness. Management of the symptoms is possible through learning how to cope with both the physical aspects and the depression/anxiety that comes with being chronically ill, but medical researchers still don’t fully understand the mechanisms behind what triggers it, though some research indicates that viral infection like mononucleosis or Lyme may play a factor. Being chronically ill or being in chronic pain is difficult, especially when you’re young and otherwise physically healthy, or if you go from perfect physical health to total collapse. I’ve struggled with severe chronic migraines since my younger years, and I ultimately had to quit college and go on disability because of how sick I became for a little while, despite how many doctors I saw and how many homeopathic remedies I tried and how many diets I changed and how positively I tried to think through it. I still battle with the depression that comes with it even though I do all that I can to take care of myself physically and mentally, and therapy has helped me, but it won’t cure a legitimate medical illness. It’ll only give you the tools to cope through it, which granted, can be a lifesaver depending on your circumstances (it certainly was for me when I felt I had no hope, when I felt like my identity was sick like you said). I honestly don’t think anyone can understand that struggle unless they’ve lived it themselves. I know my own struggle, but I can’t begin to comprehend the battles that Jessica has fought against her own body, let alone her own mind. The fact that she’s alive and that she found love and stays optimistic is a testament to the fact that she hasn’t listened to the negative tapes that mental illness tries to feed our minds when we’re at our lowest and most liable to crumble. That’s my perspective on it, anyway.

[@middlemarie4430]

TuttiTunes very sorry to hear of your chronic illness. And you are so right, no one can onow another's pain. I do think that if someone doesn't get out of bed for years, that their body will shut down and make it all the more difficult to get out of bed. So what started out as bad becomes much much worse.i do not doubt at all that this woman had extreme pain and took to her bed. But to then notvget out of bed for years, the unconscious mind is involved. I dont think in any way that she consciously is attempting to live a life like this. But somewhere in her unconscious, her mind is stuck on this being her reality. And the unending bed rest makes it a physical reality. It is tragic but she has, in effect, created her own reality. I dont know what kind of intervention is needed for her to get better because it seems that everyone around her also believes this is simply a physical illness.

[@middlemarie4430]

And migraines are debilitating. I have several friends who get them and they are excruciating. But imagine if you chose to spend 24/7 in bed because of them for over a decade? Your body would atrophy. I am not sure we should applaud this young woman simply because it reinforces her idea that she needs to be bed bound.

[@middlemarie4430]

And if she hadnt walked in a decade she could not have walked as wellvas she did. Physiologically impossible

[@middlemarie4430]

I have read her book. And i absolutely believe ME exists. I would like to hear from the doctors she mocks in hee book to see what they have to say. I also absolutely believe ahe is suffering. I am just curious about what those doctors have to say.so yes i believe ME is real. And i believe she is sick. And i believe her reality is one of being sick. It is tragic but her book needed voices of those who treated her. Without them, it is just her mocking doctors. I get zhe is frustrated. I also know if zhe hadnt walked in 11 years she could not have walked in her wedding day. Physically impossible.

[@ebrahimdadgar5809]

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