A dad-of-four had just laid to rest his third child when he was tragically struck down with a horror illness which has resorted him to hospital for 18 months.
The partner off 33-year-old factory worker Pete Mitchell has said that "giving up isn't an option" after medical professionals informed him that lupus had completely shut down his organs.
Pete and his wife, Kelly, sadly had to bury three babies just shortly before he was diagnosed with the incurable disease which has made his immune system attack healthy areas of his body.
According to Daily Star, Pete is currently in the Royal Stoke University Hospital with kidney failure, lung damage and a swollen heart.
Pete has not seen his children Arthur, two; Faye, nine; Alfie, 12; and Harvey, 15 - for about 18 months after spending 99% of his time in the Royal Stoke receiving treatment.
Mum-of-four Kelly, aged 36, from Biddulph, said: “The consultant has said they are at a point now where he is on all the treatments they can give him.
“The condition is shutting his body down and the hospital doesn't know what to do for him.
"We got our rainbow baby in December 2019 and Pete’s been in hospital for most of his life. He has barely watched him grow up."
A "rainbow baby" means a healthy baby born after losing another due to miscarriage, infant loss, stillbirth, or neonatal death, according to healthline.com.
Kelly and Pete had to bury three babies not long before his diagnosis.
She added: “He worked on and off but there are other things that have gone on over time, he has been looking after me because we lost three babies that we had to bury.
"He is such a funny guy, he is the most laid back and is always there for everybody and helps where he can.
“I’m absolutely broken. I feel like my husband is being taken away from me slowly.
“I’m only allowed to go to the hospital once a day for an hour.
"I wish I could sit there from morning to night, I’d camp there if I could."
A £15,000 online appeal for specialist treatment has been launched after Royal Stoke medics told them there is nothing more they can do.
Kelly is hoping Pete can be transferred to the London Lupus Centre where he can be seen by lupus specialists.
She added: “I am praying I can get him transferred or at least be seen by a fresh set of eyes who could help him.
“One of the Royal Stoke consultants said we are at a point now where we are not sure how to move forward.
"He is my best friend and my whole world, giving up isn’t an option.
"I will do everything I can to help him."
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