PEABODY — When Peabody native Sydney Southern needed to relearn how to walk, Massachusetts General Hospital was there for her. So it’s only right that next week she will be running the Boston Marathon in their name.
In 2013, as a senior at Bentley University, Southern began experiencing some pretty serious hip pain, making it difficult for her to walk or run. When it became obvious that resting and icing was not enough to manage her pain, Southern’s doctor decided to give her some cortisone shots.
“Those things are obviously like miracle drugs,” Southern said of the shots…