Timber Lake’s Braylen Hansen is attacking Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer with positivity

Braylen Hansen (73) watches the Panthers in action from the bench, where he has gone from player to coach. Photo by Marie DuPreez
Braylen Hansen (73) watches the Panthers in action from the bench, where he has gone from player to coach. Photo by Marie DuPreez

Braylen Hansen is tackling cancer with positivity, strength and his upbeat personality.

In September, the Timber Lake High School senior was diagnosed with nodular sclerosis classic Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the lymph nodes in the immune system.

Hansen naturally feared for the worse when diagnosed with cancer. But instead of moping around or feeling sorry for himself, he’s ma…