At dinner with Grandma and Grandpa, Robbie held up a piece of broccoli with his left (unaffected) hand, then reached his right (affected) hand up and ripped the broccoli in half. He then clasped both hands around the broccoli and squeezed. As it squished between his fingers he said, "look at the broccoli."Never have I been so thrilled to see one of my boys play with his food. I even made a point to call Chris and tell him about it.
It is uncharacteristic for Robbie to use his right hand spontaneously unless we are working on something in therapy and/or we have held down his left hand. Occasionally there will be a task like taking a lid off of a marker, where there is literally no other way to accomplish it, and Robbie will work hard and use both hands together.
But ripping broccoli into pieces is something I would consider "optional," so it was pretty exciting to see him do it by choice. Even if it meant he wasn't eating his vegetables.s
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Streaking for Pediatric Stroke, Day 20
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