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Ian Mitcheson has a time limit on his life –and is making the most of every moment.

Not only has he created a 'bucket list’ -“of things to do before I kick the bucket” - but he wants others to learn from his mistake.

Mr Mitcheson ignored early warning signs of prostate cancer and when, on his 42nd birthday last June, he was diagnosed, it had already spread.

Mr Mitcheson’s message to men is get checked before it is too late.

The Kentish Express is getting behind him and is launching the Get Checked campaign.

Mr Mitcheson said: “If it’s a case of just saving one life then that’s fantastic.”

Check out his video diary above

Ian was inspired by the 2007 film The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman who, after being told they are terminally ill, escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Mr Mitcheson, who has been attending the Pilgrims Hospice at Ashford, said: “I’m in a way lucky that I’ve got a time limit to do the things that I want to do.”

Doctors have said they believe that 'time limit’ is 18 months to two years.

Mr Mitcheson, a builder, lives with wife Sue in Hawkinge. He has three children Rebecca, 14, Emily, 12 and Daniel, 10, who live in north Kent.

The Kentish Express recently reported that Mr Mitcheson has completed the first item on the bucket list: to learn to play the drums.

A chef from the Pilgrims Hospice brought his drum kit to the hospice where Mr Mitcheson now practises. Amazingly, other people do not seem to mind as he bashes out Queen’s 'We Will Rock You’!

Other items on the bucket list include driving an HGV, getting a tattoo and taking his son to watch Manchester United.

Many involve his wife Sue, who he married three years ago. She may be 42 but was still nervous about telling her parents that one item involves her getting a tattoo!

The Kentish Express will report on Mr Mitcheson’s achievements as he completes tasks on the bucket list.

See the first installment of Ian's 'bucket list' blog below.

Thursday, March 12

When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer my first thought was 'oh well - I'm sure it can be cured' (which of course is very much the case if the cancer is caught early enough) and I wasn't too worried.

However when I found out that it was in fact incurable & had spread to my spine I couldn't take the news in - in fact I'm not sure it has sunk in a year on. My life has completely changed over the past year but if some good can come out of being diagnosed with this terrible disease and I can help to prevent other people suffering like myself & my family have then I will be happy.