GOOD NEWS: A Boy Battling a Brain Tumor Just Wanted a Phone Call—Caitlin Clark Was Floated to His Hospital Bed Instead! All 11-year-old Mason ever wanted was to hear the voice of his hero, Caitlin Clark. Diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor and undergoing treatment at a children’s hospital in Iowa, Mason had one final wish: a simple phone call from the basketball star he idolized. But what unfolded was far beyond anything anyone expected