Claire originally worked as a Nursing Auxiliary on a medical ward in North Devon.  Following a back injury in 2001 she was unable to work. In 2003 symptoms of M.E started, however, this wasn’t diagnosed until 2009. Claire has always enjoyed writing. When her son was younger she wrote short stories about their cat, Moggy. Claire started writing poetry during her illness.  Wanting to be positive and focus on what she could do, she set up CooperCreations in October 2010.  She started with her first poetry book ‘Pause for Thought’, building stock up slowly, working a small amount of time each day. Claire started selling at events in May 2011.  She continues to add to the items she sells.  She has a lot of interests and many ideas for expansion; but, with small steps at a time. She still has M.E, but controls symptoms with pacing.  Chris, her husband helps with getting to events. Claire is now setting up events of her own with a friend, Amy Phillipson, who runs Pheonix Holistics (PheonixHolistics.co.uk).  She is also setting up her own Angel and Unicorn workshops. www.25megroup.org pause for thought 11 inspirational poems available to buy. please contact me for details Design by Visuallink.co.uk