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Payton proudly displays the logo that adorns his ship, Payton’s Plunder.
In the imagination of 8-year-old Payton, he’s already braved the high seas and plundered with the likes of Captain Hook. Now thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation® and many generous volunteers, Payton’s swashbuckling adventures just came ashore in his own backyard.
Not understanding the magnitude of a wish, Payton first asked for a puzzle. After he grasped the possibilities available to him, he took almost a year to carefully select his most heartfelt wish. His love for pirates finally helped him settle on what he wanted most: a red and black pirate-ship playhouse.
With a shiver-me-timbers expression on his face, Payton watched from his father’s shoulders as construction crews assembled his vessel, dubbed Payton’s Plunder. His sea craft is complete with a crow’s nest, captain’s helm and dock, as well as authentic rigging from the historic Adventuress sailboat. And in case any scallywags ever try to pillage his doubloons, an evacuation slide will take Payton to the safety of a sandbox on land.
A backyard pirate ship is perfect for Payton, who is diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, Shone’s complex and kidney malfunctions. His conditions cause him to tire easily, but now this buccaneer can experience adventures without going far from home.
His mom expressed her gratitude to all the people who came together to help make Payton’s wish come true. “As a parent you always think your child is special,” she told the Kitsap Sun. “But for other people to show a similar love or concern for him is pretty neat. We’ve seen Payton go through so much; so for us, no one is more deserving of this.”
By Katie Hawkes
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Aarrr! A salty swashbuckler may Payton be!
- Elyse 06/11/2010 11:58 -
You can do anything if you put your mind to it and you did that. I hope you have lots of fun that playground.
- Madison Galloway 09/27/2010 6:20 -
hope you like your pirate ship! I bet you will be a very strong and handsome pirate someday! Then you and captain hook could be boat mates!
- Annie and Jared 09/24/2010 8:50 -
Congratulations on your pirate ship, Payton! Me and Kaila wish we had such a cool play set as yours! Very jealous! :)We hope you have lots of fun with your new play set! Have a good day! :) Love, Taylor and Kaila.
- Taylor and Kaila 09/24/2010 7:10 -
After reading your wish we were inspired to help other children like you accomplish their dreams.
- Hannah Swift & Erin Hall 09/24/2010 7:08 -
I think that this is a very heartwarming story. It really touches my heart to see this kid looking onto the bright side of things. I think that it is so cute that he likes pirates. I think make-a-wish is a wonderful program that reaches out to so many wonderful people. Get well soon Payton I will keep you in my prayers!!!!
- Angela Lose 09/23/2010 11:15 -
We are glad that Payton got his pirate-ship playhouse!!!!!!!
We hope that Payton has a BLAST playing on his new playhouse! :)
We are very happy that the Wish Foundation made Payton's wish come true!
- maggie and brittney 09/23/2010 10:22 -
wow payton that pirate ship is really cool. when is was little i loved pirates to andnow i read about htem all the time. it si very cool what the people who built that pirate ship did for you.
- Austin 09/23/2010 7:40 -
We are both really happy you got your wish! And you are the cutest pirate ever! Keep dreaming, buddy!
- Beth & Maddie 09/23/2010 7:07 -
My 3 yr. old daughter has HLHS and we were thinking about Make a Wish for a big playset for our backyard, too! The pirate ship looks like so much fun, Payton!
- Heidi 02/24/2011 14:12 -
Arrrrr! Captain Payton!!
You are the greatest pirate ever!! Enjoy your ship!!!!
- Eva and David 03/08/2011 21:18
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