Core Strength!!

It's been awhile since a post.  SORRY!
Therapy is going great!  I am getting stronger in the core!  Woot woot! I can control my body when  going from sitting to about 1/2 way laying down.  That is huge! I can do 1/3ish sit-ups too.  I can't do them from laying down to sitting up but from partially laying down to sitting straight up.  I never thought it would be so hard to do!  I can also sit without a backrest straight up without using my arms for support for quite a bit longer than when I started.  I am loving the improvements I have been seeing! :-)
The FES bike is going well too,  I go about 9 miles or so in the hour I am riding.  I love it!
My cardio work is going pretty well too.  I am limited to the arm bike and something called a NuStep.  The only problem with these is that my hands get kinda cramped after holding/pushing a hand control for awhile.  Any ideas on how to make this better? My arms can do it but my hands object.
Treadmill work is going well and I hope to get some pictures next week when my mom will get yo watch for a day.  She willbe in town for a cousins wedding.  That is also one more reason I have been so busy.  Mom clean is a bit more intense than just weekend cleaning. She is here for a celebration, not to take care of me.
I will post pictures if I can get them next week.