Transcript Leslie Lemke and his shocking story

Leslie Lemke and his amazing story
Leslie Lemke (was born in January 31, in 1952) and is a blind
American autistic savant who is most notable for his work as a musician.
Leslie Lemke was born prematurely in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1952.
At birth, he was diagnosed with glaucoma, cerebral palsy, and brain damage.
Doctors were forced to remove his eyes. His birth mother gave him up
for adoption, and May Lemke, a nurse, adopted him
when he was six months old.
In a modest cottage on Lake Pewaukee where
she lived with her husband, Joe, May loved and
tended to Leslie like a little flower. She taught him
how to swallow so he could eat and how to make
sounds so he could communicate.
.
One day, May tried to
teach him how to walk.
She just told him “Do a
step” and he did it
shaking his body.
May Lemke was trying a lot to help her son.
One thing she thought that would do him
good, was her idea to bring him a musical
instrument. So, she bought a piano for him.
May knew that Leslie couldn’t talk
or walk at the age of 16.
It was a surprise for her and
perhaps the most important thing
for her, when she went to bed one
night and could listen to the
absolutely perfect music Leslie
was playing. He was playing the
piano!
How and why could Leslie suddenly play the
piano is beyond explanation…
By Thomi Kordonouri