***BREAKING: We have met target in less than 12 hours!! Amazing! Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. But please don't let this stop you from giving: let's see how much we can raise in 14 days! Any extra funds can be used by Fin toward rent for the rest of year and even to pursue his dreams to study postgrad philosophy overseas.***

Last year Finbar was diagnosed with cancerous growths on his lymph nodes. After months of worry, they were removed and all seemed well. Unfortunately they have reappeared and none of the doctors know what is going on yet. More surgery is some weeks away. This is obviously an incredibly stressful situation for Fin, made worse by the fact that last year due to his inability to study he was kicked off Austudy and left in a financial hole he hasn't been able to recover from. Because of this, Fin is being evicted from his home.

Part of the reason Fin is in such dire straits is that he gave away all of his savings to help someone else who was facing losing their home. Fin was also very helpful to me and my family when my brother Simon was dying of cancer. If anyone deserves some help with a home and cancer, it's Fin.

Fin has a lot of academic talent, and the money raised will give him the much needed mental space to think about where he wants to go next now that his Honours has been submitted, and to make moves in that direction.

Any money raised will go to a bond and first few months of rent on a new place for Fin. This way he will be able to find a new place quickly and easily, and be more settled prior to his next round of surgery.

***And now as we have already hit target, perhaps some could go toward Fin pursuing PhD candidature overseas!!!***

The biggest risk is that Fin gets bad news regarding the threat of cancer.