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Louraine ’ s 10 th anniversary on the Development Advisory Board in Marble Falls coincides with a personal milestone .
efore construction crews even broke ground on Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls , Louraine Robertson was one of many community members working to make the hospital a reality .
This year , Louraine celebrates ten years of service on the Foundation ’ s Development Advisory Board for Marble Falls — and 10 years cancer-free .
Overcoming cancer
After coming home from a party one evening in 2013 , Louraine found blood in her stool . A colonoscopy revealed she had rectal cancer .
“ I remember vividly when the doctor told me I had cancer ,” Louraine said . “ It was at 5:15 PM on the day after my colonoscopy , and she said I needed to see a specialist right away .”
Louraine knew she wanted to stay within the Baylor Scott & White system , but the hospital in Marble Falls was still in its planning stages at the time . Instead , Louraine traveled to Temple for her treatment . Rather than make the almost two-hour drive every day from their home in Horseshoe Bay , Louraine and her husband John stayed in Temple for two months while she underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments , followed by surgery a few weeks later in November 2013 . A month later , tests showed she was finally cancer-free .
Although she wears an ostomy bag , Louraine says she can do anything she wants .
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