Article: "The disease is progressive. It's never status [Derived Headline]

"The disease is progressive. It's never status quo. You get used to life one way and then something happens and you have to adjust," Caruso said. But the disease hasn't stopped the young women: They attend Southern Connecticut State University, and while Sam's dream is to intern and work at ESPN sports TV network, Alex is interested in social work.

They live in a dormitory at SCSU during the week and come home on weekends.

In Caruso's house, the kitchen's island and counters are about 3 feet high, and lifts in the sisters' rooms that are built into the ceiling and can reach all the way to the floor carry them out of bed and into their wheelchairs in the morning. She purchased the lifts with ...

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