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Annette Walker

Annette Walker is a volunteer EMT and firefighter at the Patagonia Fire Department in Patagonia, Arizona, featured in a PBS News Hour segment on America's volunteer tradition.

Aug 20, 2026

Patriots With Grit

Patriots With Grit

485. An Oasis of Hope For Late Stage Cancer | Dr. Francisco Contreras and Annette Walker

Aug 20 · 58m

Randy Mansell
Randy MansellHOST
20:52
Once he was diagnosed, let's talk a little bit about his treatment, what he did first, and kind of just go through the process.
Annette WalkerGUEST
21:00
Okay.
Annette WalkerGUEST
21:01
So when he found out he had the cancer, he, he decided to do three treatments of chemo and the chemo just totally wiped him out.
Annette WalkerGUEST
21:12
He had to sell his company.
Annette WalkerGUEST
21:14
He, he just couldn't do anything.
Annette WalkerGUEST
21:19
And he's like, I don't want to be like this.
Annette WalkerGUEST
21:21
And my grandpa, when he died, he remembers his dad being like that.
speaker_1NARRATOR
22:09
Okay.

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