Jacques H. Eckhardt

Jacques H. Eckhardt the first twin born in Michigan during the great blizzard of 1978. He was the tenth child to be adopted to Betty and Ray Eckhardt they would adopt 2 more after him bring the total to twelve. His adoptive mom was from the Lake City area and they would vacation up north in the summertime. His parents would move to Cadillac, MI with him and the other four adoptive children in 1985. The weekend they moved up his adoptive father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer he would pass on in 1994. Jacques has overcome many physical challenges. He has had roughly 150 surgical procedures all before the age of 12. When he gets his next book finished about his life it will inspire people. He didn’t do it by himself and is grateful for the help. He made the title up for this book back in 2009. He also posted it on Facebook. Although he has poor grammar skills and his spelling needs checking he has what some don’t imagine with the ability to tell a story using animals or inanimate objects. He has worked as a Jail cook, a factory worker for over 8 years, a prep cook and he has run a Jackhammer. Now he is a certified Health and wellness coach, A motivational speaker and an Author. These are accomplishments that are no small feat there is a chance he is an outlier, but only time will tell.