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Gracias Garcia

Marcelo Gracia was 38 when he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. Six years later, the disease ravaged his body. In September 2017, doctors predicted that he had three months left to live.

"I feel fortunate that my son Gael is helping me as much as he can," said Marcel Gracia about 24-year-old Gael Guadalupe Gracia Garcia. Gael Garcia cared for his father full-time while working shifts at a D&R Wash and Dry laundromat.

Marcelo Gracia died on Feb. 7, 2018.

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 On Oct. 30, 2017, Gael Guadalupe Gracia Garcia helped his father, Marcelo Gracia, eat breakfast. Marcelo Gracia  was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 2011. Currently, his twenty-four year old son takes care of him full-time. "Being in thi
 On Nov. 3, 2017, Luz del Carmen Gracia Garcia took a break after helping her father, Marcelo Gracia, while her son, Iram Guadalupe Gracia Garcia played on her cellphone. Gracia's daughter comes by to help him while his son, who is his primary careta
 On Nov. 5, 2017, Gael Guadalupe Gracia Garcia raised his father, Marcelo Gracia's head after it fell forward. "I have to basically be my dad's hands, my dad's voice," said Gael Garcia.
 On Nov. 5, 2017, Miguel Aguilar greeted Marcelo Gracia at  Iglesia De Cristo Roca Eterna after Sunday evening church service.  "I am happy," said Gracia after the service. 
 On Nov. 5, 2017, Gael Guadalupe Gracia Garcia strapped his father, Marcelo Gracia, into their handicapped van after they attended a church service at Iglesia De Cristo Roca Eternain North Austin.