Angel Unaware By Dale Evans Rogers

Angel Unaware is a life-changing book written by Dale Evans Rogers, which was inspired by a beautiful child she had with Down syndrome. Dale Evans Rogers was married to Roy Rogers and they were both very famous actors and singer-songwriters around the 1940s and ‘50s. After Dale and Roy Rogers married they had a beautiful daughter named Robin Elizabeth on August 26, 1950. Robin was diagnosed with Down syndrome and in the ‘50s, a child who was diagnosed with any disability was immediately recommended by doctors to be put away in an institution. However, Dale and Roy Rogers did the complete opposite and experience two beautiful years with Robin.
Dale writes this book as if it was Robin speaking as first person narration. In this book, Robin is having a conversation about her two years on earth to God in heaven. Robin came to earth on a mission to change her parent’s life so they could change the life of many others and that’s exactly what she did. At first, Robin’s parents were in denial, especially her mother Dale. Robin’s parents prayed for a healing from God day and night
Instead of sending them to institutions to probably get worse, we have other ways to make them a part of our society, such as, special schools just for them, walks to support any type of disability (for ex. the autism walk at Jones Beach) and programs that when they grow up they can have an independent life, as much as possible. There was a part in the book where Robin is telling God how some people hide their child who has disabilities because their embarrassed or even worse their pride is in the way. I think today we are still working on our pride. Parents are realizing how beautiful is to have a child with special needs and the journey that they experience that changes their life forever. Thanks to this book and Dale Rogers that made it possible to open the eyes of many people and parents in