earlier this year jarod, 20 years old, began experiencing serious headaches. after a month of suffering he asked his father to take him to the emergency room. a ct scan revealed a mass on his brain, immediately transported to the hospital for surgery. weeks later they learned jarod was diagnosed with blastoma, a cancerous brain tumor. post surgery jarod began an currently on first round of eight chemotherapy treatments in chicago. his treatment costs have now added up to $700,000 and continue. fortunately the aca permits jared to remane covered by his mom's health insurance until the age of 26. that law also ensures no lifetime limits on her policy, so they can continue to give jared the treatment he wanted and needs. when sharing her son's story, his mom mary said any parent should be shocked and terrified in this situation. if the aca is a b bol lished and my employer offers not to offer coverage for dependents until age 26, that puts jared at risk of being uninsured and uninsurable. his father added jared would not have access to this type of care if it wer