After months of occupational therapy, a stroke survivor was able to propose to his girlfriend using his affected hand.

Last August, Carl Haydel, 59, was hit by a car, which resulted in a stroke. Four months later, he began working with FOX Rehabilitation's Amanda Cable, 29, for on-site occupational therapy at the assisted living facility The Claiborne at Baton Rouge, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. During a therapy session in early February, Haydel walked in with a smirk on his face and a "secret mission."

Haydel and his then-girlfriend, Rachel Dingle, had "informally" discussed marriage, but he wanted to make it a "formal thing." The pair knew each other in high school in the '80s, but didn't reconnect until about a year ago. Despite being together for just a few months when Haydel's accident happened, Dingle stuck by his side and has continuously supported him. So, he wanted his proposal to her to be extra special.