Jake is a writer of Native American fiction as well as self help relating to thyroid disease and support groups. He has been writing for twenty years and is owner operator of Sage Words Services and Sage Words Publishing. Jake is retired from the US Navy Reserves and a veteran of the Air Force and Army as well.Jake's books, "Grandfather's Song", and "A New Dawn", have received good reviews from elders of the Lenape. Jake is of Lenape descent."Graves' Disease In Our Own Words", was co-wrote with Dr. Nancy Patterson. As a person with a thyroid disease and support group leader and trainer, Jake and Dr. Patterson are well qualified to talk about the subject and bought in many subject mater experts to answer questions from patients.Jake is also a life long civil servant for the Air Force. As a senior logistics manager he also writes articles for many magazines relating to logistics and life cycle management.