Local families may have set their own limitations on traveling and visitors during this holiday season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but sometimes the simple task of just arriving at home is the best gift of all.
For well over six months, Parker Mayorgas, 13, was on the upper end of the heart transplant list waiting for a donor heart to arrive. His mother, Melissa Mayorgas, remained optimistic that one would come before his initial heart finally failed. During that time his best friend, St. Maryâs County resident Finley Costello, competed in numerous virtual 5K and 10K events to raise money for her ailing running partner.