It started with a trip to the barbershop. It was mid-2021, the country had recently come out of lockdown, and actor Finnian Garbutt went to get a haircut. Readying himself for his usual, the then 25-year-old was seated when his barber noticed something small, but different: a new mole behind his ear.
What followed is a surreal and fast-moving, yet years-long, chain of events. The removal of the mole led to a stage 3 skin cancer diagnosis in late 2021. Three surgeries then followed, along with a year of daily chemotherapy tablets.
