Angela Taylor-Perry

If college wasn’t hard enough already, try attending the Calvin Theological Seminary full time while living with Multiple Sclerosis. (MS) That’s exactly what Angela Taylor-Perry is doing, but things have gotten easier for her since receiving a new power chair from Alternatives in Motion.

On April 30, 1986 Angela was diagnosed with secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Her condition gradually progressed into extreme numbness and stiffness on her right side. Angela’s condition prevents her from walking and standing for short periods of time, making it very difficult to get to class and around campus.

With Angela’s new chair came a new attitude and outlook towards life. Angela said, “I proclaim that MS is More Strength, for without it I would not be where I am this very moment.”

Angela’s current goals revolve around developing a ministry in partnership with her husband in Kalamazoo. Angela is also looking forward to becoming the first African American woman to graduate from the Calvin Theological Seminary. Congratulations Angela!!

When Angela isn’t tied down with homework and studying, she is working on a new expression of her love and life of Christ through liturgical art. Last year she complete her first collection of prose and poetry entitled “Raw Spirit”

Angela says, “It is exceptional to have met everyone at Alternatives in Motion. I am certain that if it were not for More Strength our lives my not have been touched with such a healthy richness.”