Personal Narrative: The Bartle Scout Experience

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I was all packed and ready to set off on my 10 day adventure to H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation but all that's in my way is about 12 hours and 9 of them I’m going restless because I’m so excited and I keep my dad up by asking him questions but when I have an important one he’s gone “MOM wheres Dad.” I said “he’s seeing his mom,” with a couple of tears running down her face “ It will probably going to be the last time he sees her” and I remember that she is in the hospital. It has been about 5 ½ months since she has been diagnosed with glioblastoma. That give me another thing to keep me up.
The next morning I wake up so excited. I get dressed and I wake up my dad and he gets ready, then we head off to the church to meet up with the other scouts

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