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Hospital: Clinica Santa Cecilia
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Dressed by Gladys, my grandma, for his aunt's wedding.
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Alcy as a toddler striking a pose and leaning on his father, Alcy Sr., alongside his grandfather and his great-grandmother.
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He attends El Colegio Spellman from elementary all the way through middle school.
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This is where my family's love for soccer started. My father has coached both of my siblings and I. Currently, both are on intramural teams in college and I am on the WHS girls soccer team. Soccer is always something we can go back to whenever we spend time together.
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This is a tradition is important in Ecuadorian schools. The "Best Student", also known as "El Abanderado", has the honor of carrying the Ecuadorian national flag in this ceremony.
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Church: Iglesia del Giron
Alcy grew up as a Catholic and religion played an extremely important role in his own household as both of his parents are Catholic, and now, religion plays a prominent role in my life as well. Last May I was confirmed at Saint Paul's Church in Wellesley. -
Image of school T-Shirt
It was a little scary for him and sad to leave his friends, but he was hopeful to meet up with some people he already knew in his new school and meet new people. The new school was more directed towards medicine (had classes like anatomy), which he valued. -
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Although there are no available photos of my dad during this time, this is an image of the stadium (called Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa) where he was offered to play on El Aucas professional club soccer team (at 17 years old) and he signed the contract. Even though this was an incredible and unforgettable experience, the journey was short-lived, as a year and a half later, he decided to quit to pursue his dream of attending medical school to become a doctor.
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This is an image of the second time my dad received the award as Best Student during his senior year of high school.
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Valedictorian speech
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Bachelors in biology and chemistry
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Bachelors in biology and chemistry
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Pediatric residency
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He studies and passed the boards for foreign students as an international scholar at Children's Hospital. The image below is his passport.
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The wedding took place in Ecuador.
He married Monica Tobar, who he knew since 1981 and who was best friends with his sister (Gladys) -
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Alcy started his pediatric neurology fellowship at Boston Children’s hospital
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Born in Brigham Women's Hospital
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Alcy was still working at Boston Children’s hospital during this time.
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Alcy graduated as a pediatric neurologist.
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The family moved from Boston, to the new home: Linden Square town houses
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Born in Brigham Women's Hospital
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This has been the home I have lived and been raised in my whole life.
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This is a photo of the plaque he received with the award.
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This took place in the Berlin Olympic Stadium in Germany.
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On a family trip to Paris, France, our family went to my great-great grandfather's grave. This is a photo of my parents alongside the memorial.
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We go to Ecuador every summer and in 2012, Alcy brought the whole of the family to visit the stadium where he used to play. To this day, when we go to Ecuador, we still go to the stadium to watch games. Pictured is Alcy and his three kids while Monica takes the photo.
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This is a screenshot from their website.
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Here, our family of five rides on camels in Marrakech, Morocco, one moment from a very memorable trip.
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Associate professor of pediatrics and neurology
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He was invited to give a lecture of a symposium on traumatic brain injury in India and he decided to make it a special trip with his wife.
