A 9/11 first responder in hospice care issued a final plea to Congress on Fox News on Thursday afternoon, urging them to reauthorize the fund that provides health benefits to first responders.

Luis Alvarez had undergone over 65 rounds of chemotherapy until doctors found that his liver was failing and his cancer was terminal. Lying with his son, David, at his side, Alvarez implored Congress to help other first responders.