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.

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

His message to men is get checked before it is too late.

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

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.

• To see the first installment of Ian's video diary, go to www.kentishexpress.co.uk.