Tim Kirby was a healthy young uni student living in a share house with his friends.
They were aware the house had mould issues, but just accepted it - that is until Kirby became very sick, insomnia, headaches, fatigue and drastic weight loss.
After visiting more than 20 doctors, he was diagnosed with a little known condition called chronic inflammatory response syndrome, which ravaged his body and immune system.
He wants to raise awareness for the pain this condition causes and tell people to be on the lookout for things like moulds that can trigger the disease.