BRADENTON, Fla. — President Donald Trump is expected to sign the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund bill into law on Friday, which will virtually fund healthcare for 9/11 victims and first responders for life.

On Tuesday, the Senate voted 97-2 to pass the bill which would secure funding through 2090. It was overwhelmingly passed in the House on July 12, 402-12.

It's a victory for many first responders who have moved from New York to retire in Florida.

"All 50 states have people that are sick and dying from 9/11 related illnesses. It's not something that happened 1,200 miles away," said Garrett Lindgren, a former firefighter with FDNY.

Lindgren worked as a part of Rescue 3 in the Bronx. He spent more than four months digging through the rubble at ground zero before he became ill and had to step back in January 2002.

He then retired to Bradenton. He's living with toxic neuropathy and has numbness in his legs and arms. Recently, he has had to stop traveling due to his weakened immune system. He still calls himself one of the lucky ones.

"I'm very grateful that I'm alive and survived that day when so many of my friends didn't," he said.

He says the money for healthcare costs that will be made available through the 9/11 Victims Compensation bill is a weight lifted for him and many of his brothers.  

"It's a relief for every single person who's in my situation, or worse," he said. "Now their health will be taken care of, and their families will be taken care of."