Toronto family worries their son aging out of pediatric care will be like 'falling off a cliff'
At 21, Jacob Trossman is no longer benefitting from SickKids' complex care program. His mom Marcy White is fighting for him to remain where he is. Listen now.
![Toronto family worries their son aging out of pediatric care will be like 'falling off a cliff'](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7003298.1697827379!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jacob-trossman-and-marcy-white.jpg)
![Jacob Trossman has PMD or Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, a super-rare degenerative disease. For the past nine years, he's been a patient of SickKids' Complex Care Department in Toronto, but was aged out in September. Jacob Trossman has PMD or Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, a super-rare degenerative disease. For the past nine years, he's been a patient of SickKids' Complex Care Department in Toronto, but was aged out in September.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7003298.1697827379!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jacob-trossman-and-marcy-white.jpg)
At 21, Jacob Trossman is no longer benefitting from SickKids' complex care program. His mom Marcy White is fighting for him to remain where he is. Listen now.