Leigh Tuohy and her husband, Sean Tuohy, were driving on a cold night. The couple spotted a young boy walking in minimal clothes, which could barely keep him warm. The boy was just wearing a T-shirt and shorts in the cold. Leigh could not resist and asked her husband to turn the vehicle around toward the young boy, Michael Oher. Henceforth, Michael became the fifth member and third child of the Tuohy family.