MISSOULA, Mont. -- A young Missoula woman can thank a youtube video for helping her wish, come true.Alisa Hoke’s spent the last three years fighting a brain tumor. Alissa turns 18 tomorrow. At 14, she was diaganosed with a non-cancerous, but aggressive brain tumor.She made a youtube video to tell her story, and to send a message to NFL Quarterback Tim Tebow.Hoke calls Tebow an inspiration, and she wanted to meet him. Almost 2 thousand people viewed that video, and thanks to City Life Community Center and a local radio station, she'll get to meet Tebow when he comes to Missoula in March.“Just to get to meet him, I just get so excited about it,” she said.For more on Alisa’s story and to view her youtube video, click here.
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