Rex is the inspirational memoir by Cathleen Lewis who shares the remarkable story of her blind autistic son and his savant-like musical genius that transforms both their lives. Rex is an amazing boy born with a congenital brain cyst that left him not only blind and autistic but inexplicably a musical savant with perfect pitch who can reproduce note for note any musical sequence he hears. Rex's challenging disability and exploding musical genius brings his devoted mother to an abiding faith and a daily dependence upon God's grace even as she questions His plan for Rex's life. All told this is a powerfully poignant life story of a mother's enduring love for her dear son and her daily struggle to “walk by faith and not by sight” a mantra she incessantly prays to stretch her fledgling faith in God and her understanding of the mystery that is Rex. Rex has not only inspired his mother’s faith but has become an inspiration to all those who hear his beautiful music and admire his courageous ability to work through his autism.

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