Some may never be realized.

On Friday night the wish of Kelton Scott Edmonds, 6, came true. Kelton loves baseball but is suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. Still, he donned his brand new uniform ready to watch the game. The team had other ideas.

His new teammates gave him the honor of throwing out the first pitch at the Astros-Red Sox game … well not “the” Astros but the under 10 City of Temple Youth Baseball team that played at Miller Park.

A kid with a smile that could melt the hardest heart in a minute was decked out in his official Astro’s cap and told by Coach Jimmy Mullings that he was now officially part of the team. He could sit in the dugout with all the players and even go out onto the field to play if he so wished.

Kelton beamed as adults turned their faces to regain their composure. It was hard to tell who was more excited. It was a close call between his mom, Kim, and Kelton.

“I had seen him at our games but didn’t know much about it,” Mullings said. “One of the moms organized the whole thing.

“Knowing what it means to him makes it worth it.”

The league agreed to allow Kelton to play if he wanted.

“We have had wonderful support from the league,” Mullings said.

Now confined to a wheelchair for the most part because he tires so easily, Kelton proudly stood and walked with the help of his mom to the pitcher’s mound.

Astros and Red Sox players lined both sides of the field as the crowd cheered hard.

Each Astro player then let go of a single white balloon. Supporters watched through teary eyes as the catcher hugged Kelton when he arrived at home plate.

Mayor Pro Tem Patsy Luna proclaimed May 9, 2008, as Kelton Scott Edmonds Day – a Young Temple Hero.

It was in June 2007 that Kelton took a fall, like most 5-year-old boys do, and scored an egg on his forehead.

Kim, who is a nurse, decided a trip to the ER was in order – just for safety’s sake.

Not long after, she heard the news that Kelton had a stage 4 tumor. He was given a year to live.

Treatment was administered and continued until about five weeks ago when he became too ill to continue.

“The decision to stop any more treatment wasn’t as hard as I thought,” Kim said. “We decided to come home and do things we wanted to do.”

Her strength, she says, comes from her faith. “I pray and I always make sure I am smiling when I am near Kelton.”

Days are now spent doing things with Kelton’s two loving sisters, his mom and friends. “I have wonderful friends and family that support me,” Kim said.

Kim has decided to stop work for a while and spend every minute she has with her little man who managed to touch more than 100 hearts on a Friday night in Temple.

Donations can be made at Scott & White Memorial Hospital Credit Union in care of the Kelton Scott Edmond Fund.