Watch: 'I don't know how many sleeps I've got left' - Wolves fan and family in plea to raise money to save his life

Mitch is fighting to raise £475,000 for cancer treatment, and after hitting the £180,000 mark on Friday (December 13), the brave Wolves fan - and his close-knit family - sat down to issue a fresh plea in an effort to keep the donations coming. 

Speaking exclusively to the Express & Star, Mitch said he has been "overwhelmed" with the support he has received so far, noting the supporters from the community and across the country who have been dishing out spare income to keep him alive.

But Mitch is still fearful - with what could be just six months left to live - that he won't make it in time to get the treatment he desperately needs so he can "wake up" with his family for many years to come. 

The engineer, from Tamworth, said he is yet to come to terms with his diagnosis and what could happen in the very near future, scared of leaving his family behind and the trauma they'll have to cope with, along with not being able to watch his nieces and nephews grow up or build a future with his partner, or have children. 

But even with the daunting total needed to get the treatment he seeks, he is refusing to give up hope, with his sister Jessie - who has been tirelessly spreading the word online and door-to-door - stating that her brother "can't go" and "won't go".

Their bond is so strong that when they were growing up they even had a "secret language" that only they could understand, so as to keep secrets from their beloved mum Sam. 

Speaking about the journey travelled so far, and the months that are ahead, Mitch said: "I feel like I have my whole life to live at 28 with my partner and family, I've not had kids and my nieces and nephews are all so young, I don't know if I'm going to see them grow up. 

"I still remember the moment last Monday when I got told it was back, I just had to prepare for the worst. 

"When I was first told the news a year ago they said it was inoperable, so it was just as bad as now really - then we had good news when the cancer shrunk but yeah, then got told it was back. We've all been quite shocked since. 

"My first thoughts were of my family and my partner, not about how I felt, about what I'll be leaving to them, the trauma of not being here and everyone I will be leaving behind. 

"I don't feel like it's my time to die, I have so much more to give, so much life left to live. 

"I have not come to terms with death at the moment, I still have hope. We're just faced with the ultimatum, I wake up every day and don't know how many 'wake-ups' I have left, which I know sounds mad. 

"When I go to sleep every night I wonder how many of them I have left, cuddling my girlfriend and not knowing how many more chances I'll get to do that."

Sam added: "I was with Mitch when he was told and it just didn't feel real, it still doesn't. I can't think about not getting the money because I can't lose my son. 

"I don't feel anything, I am totally numb. You're not supposed to bury your kids, it's supposed to be the other way around."

Jessie, added: "I remember getting the text and just thinking he was joking, he's always been a joker and I didn't think he was being serious - learning that he was serious was very hard to take. 

"We lost our dad when we were younger, since then we have been inseparable over the years. To have a connection like that with my baby brother has been amazing, so getting that news was really upsetting - especially with my two sons, who he has such a good bond with.

"If we don't raise the money, we lose him. I don't even know what to say, it's just heartbreaking and I don't want to think about it.

"I'm fighting every day to get this money, I won't give up, I believe he's going to make it. He has to, he's not going anywhere, he can't go anywhere - we're going to raise this money and save his life."

Sam was quick to talk about Mitch growing up, a "cheeky rascal" at times, but a great son who she is so "proud" of - particularly when he qualified to be an engineer. 

She said: "If I had had him first, he would have been my last! 

"He was cheeky and was sometimes naughty, but he grew out of that and became a son I am very proud of today, he set his mind on becoming an engineer and he did it, I was so happy for him when achieved it. 

"I just want him to be able to carry on with his life."

Jessie added: "I told him about this language we could speak - it was basically made up and he loved it, so we started speaking to each other with this strange language that nobody could understand, it was our secret and even mum didn't know what we were saying to each other, so we could keep little things from her.

"We just want him to be okay so he can live his life with us."

Even with the mountain left to climb, the Middletons are full of hope for the future and have already smashed over a third of what's needed to get the treatment, but they still need a lot more to get what they need and time is not on their side. 

They have had just under £200,000 in donations so far, with one sizable donation from global DJ Michael BIbi, who donated a whopping £10,000. 

But that won't do the job and Mitch needs to raise £475,000.

Mitch said: 'It's a huge amount of money that we're trying to raise here, we are not in any way thinking that this is going to be an easy battle, but the donations so far have really given us belief.

"The amount of kindness being showed is unbelievable, we're lost for words every time we check and the total goes up. 

"We have got a lot of people to thank and we really are thankful to everyone that has shared the fundraiser and even more so to all the people that have donated. 

"Michael Bibi donated a huge amount, he has been through a very similar thing and luckily he made it through, I can't thank him enough. 

"We want to thank Alison Hammond, Alex and Olivia Bowen and Adam Frisby and my friend - who started the fundraiser - Fleur Shore."

Sam added: "Some really big platforms have been supporting us, we're very, very grateful and we're now trying to get Wolves onboard. Our dad had his ashes scattered on the Molineux and we're hoping the club might be able to help us spread the message."

To donate and support Mitch on his fight to stay alive, click here.