RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Advocates for survivors of the Sept. 11 terror attacks are speaking out as a federally funded health program meant to cover their 9/11 -related illnesses faces an uncertain future.

The program, established to pay for medical care for survivors and first responders, is projected to run out of funding by 2027 unless Congress or the President intervenes. The cutbacks have raised alarms among those who say access to annual screenings and ongoing treatment is essential for survival.

Retired NYPD Detective Robert Young, who now lives in North Carolina, responded to Ground Zero in the hours after the towers fell and continued working 9/11-related investigations for years. He still remembers the day vividly, telling ABC11 he was getting ready for work when his wife s

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