Timothy Hoehnke

Tim was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along with his brother. He spent much of his time in sports. He enjoyed baseball, swimming and cross country. He attended Milwaukee Area Technical College and graduated with an associate degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant.

In June 2006, the summer before his senior year of high school, he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). He graduated high school while going through his first year of treatment. As a result of two years of treatment with chemo, he needed to have his hips replaced. He fought the battle against ALL and won. Little did he know that his war against cancer wasn’t over. In May 2013, he was diagnosed with two brain tumors, Astrocytoma and Ogliodendronglioma. After a craniotomy to remove the tumors, he went through radiation. For five years Tim had regular checkups but he felt he had beat "the big C" again. Then, in May 2018 the brain tumor came back, but this time as a grade IV Astrocytoma or Glioblastoma (GBM). He is currently fighting this aggressive tumor with science, humor and fitness.