Patient Stories

We invite you to share your story with the team that provided your care.

It would mean a lot to hear about your experience getting care and how you are doing now. Patient stories are impactful ways to express gratitude, guide everyday practices, and influence change.

Every patient story is inspiring, healing, and uniting. Each one helps shine a light on the purpose, impact, and hope found in delivering excellent care.

Please share your story with our team.

  • Dana's Testimonial
    brca2 positive patient
    Before I discovered my BRCA 1 mutation, I had little knowledge of what this would mean for me. The weeks after receiving the results were endless […]
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  • Elisa's Story
    Preventative Surgery Patient
    I am writing to offer my wholehearted support of Vancouver Coast Health’s Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer Survivorship Clinic.  I have the misfortune to carry the BRCA2 gene […]
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  • Debbie's Story
    brca2 positive patient
    I was referred to Dr. Dawson’s clinic at the time of my preventative bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at age 39, and  I first saw her one week into […]
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  • Slavica's Story
    surgery patient
    The survivorship clinic run by Dr. Lesa Dawson has been invaluable to me. I am 44 years old and have undergone an oophorectomy that immediately plunged […]
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