Michael oher adoptive mother poem
Michael oher adoptive mother poem
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Real-Life 'Blind Side' Family on Giving Back
July 9, 2010— -- "The Blind Side," the tale of football player Michael Oher's path from poverty and homelessness to NFL stardom, became the season's surprise movie hit, raking in nearly $300 million at the box office worldwide, and earning its star, Sandra Bullock, an Oscar.
But the movie's success has also catapulted the real-life adoptive family into the national spotlight and changed their lives forever.
Leigh Anne Tuohy, Oher's adoptive mother, has developed a friendship with Bullock, her on-screen counterpart, and spent time with Bullock's adopted son, Louis, she said.
But it's not the Southern spitfire who gave Bullock advice on raising an adopted son from her experience with Oher.
"She gives me advice how to raise my three children on a daily basis," Tuohy said of Bullock.
Husband Sean Tuohy, who was played by Tim McGraw in the movie, said he's already trying