Hi mystix, I to am from NZ,it's nice to have a fellow NZer on the forum. I have a neurologist in Auckland who Diagnosed me with possible PLS. Been having problems for 3 + years. I seem to be slowing up a bit, especially my ability to go up any slope, even with a tiny gradient 
, otherwise I am like you, just getting on and being thankful.
, otherwise I am like you, just getting on and being thankful.