Prior to his stroke Mal was our main cook in our house therefore one of his main goals is to be more confident in the kitchen. He loves barbecuing, smoking foods and does a pretty mean Steak Dianne.
Each week he has a cooking class with an Allied Health Assistant to improve his motor skills, following instructions (Mal has global aphasia tending more towards Broca's aphasia and reading can be quite challenging) and just giving him confidence in the kitchen. There are so many gadgets to help with hemiplegia and we are currently waiting on house modifications to assist him even more.
It is lovely to see him improve, he was very proud of this week's efforts and he even FaceTimed me while I was at work to show me what he had made. It was nice coming home from work to some home made pikelets.
