Jake Short

My name is Jake Short.  I am 18 years old and I come from a great family.  I have a mom, dad, 3 sisters, 3 brothers, 2 brother-in-laws, 2 sister-in-laws, 5 nieces and my dog, Murfy.  We are a very close family and we do a lot together.  I love to travel, camp, boat, water ski, snow ski, play basketball and softball.  I do everything all 18 year olds do…and I am Bipolar.   When I was a little boy, I was what my family called, “a little different”.  I didn’t like to be away from my family at all.  I would...   More about Jake...

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