Jayden Myers, Eighth-Grade Student at Thurmont Middle School While people have been carefully navigating the daring dance with COVID-19, the world has been faced with lockdowns and restrictions. In the resulting chaos, everyday life changed for us all. The stressful situation took a toll on those who were confined to their homes, sending some into…

Jayden Myers’ journey of pain began the day before a family vacation in August of 2012, when a rash broke out all over her body, along with pain in her right leg, foot, and ankle. A first diagnosis, and several thereafter, was hives due to a food allergy. After additional diagnoses and follow-up visits to…