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Rockies Journal: Mason Hooker had a wish; Todd Helton made it come true
Mason Hooker wished upon a star. His wish came true.
At age 3, Mason was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was a brave but scared little boy, obsessed with baseball and, especially, Rockies icon Todd Helton.
“Baseball helped me think about good things,” Mason said from his home near Grand Junction. “It helped me forget about leukemia.”