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Swindon mum scoops Lottery jackpot
1:56pm Monday 6th July 2009
A CANCER patient who said she has had the worst year of her life has seen her luck dramatically change with a £2.49 million lottery win.
Supermarket worker Nicky Cusack, 43, scooped last Wednesday's Lotto jackpot with a line of lucky dip numbers but says she will still return to work after completing a gruelling course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Ms Cusack, a single mother-of-four from Pinehurst, in Swindon, said she was having the worst year of her life after being diagnosed with breast cancer in April.
She has had two operations to remove the cancer and was told two weeks ago that she was cancer free.
And in January she was savagely bitten by a pack of six dogs when they attacked her randomly in the street as she tried to protect her children from them.
Ms Cusack spoke emotionally to the Press Association about battling cancer and about the moment she realised she was a millionaire. "I go to bed before the lottery comes on so didn't check the numbers until Thursday morning," she said.
Ms Cusack had to cancel her July holiday because of her health but says after she has got through treatment a long-awaited holiday is in store for her and her family.
She will go to hospital on Tuesday to find out when she will start her chemotherapy.
"Since January my luck has been awful, its been a horrible six months but something at last has come good for me," she said.
"I'm happy I have won but I am also sad because I know I have a long way to go, the next few months of chemotherapy will be absolute hell. As a single mum I have worked all the hours I can to make ends meet for my kids because I want them to have a secure, normal upbringing. So it will be really nice to pay off my debts, but I also want to give something back to Macmillan Cancer and the hospital."
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RF1, Swindon says...
2:00pm Mon 6 Jul 09
glad i left, lemesos says...
2:16pm Mon 6 Jul 09
StFc, Swindon says...
2:24pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Normally you hear on the news 'Hoody Yob Scoops 25 Billion'
Well Done. Enjoy it.
The Real Librarian, Swindon says...
2:35pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Speaking as someone who works in Financial Services, may I make a suggestion?
Whatever else you do with the money, make **** sure you do something nice just for yourself. Book a cruise or something. The supermarket will manage without you for another month or so!
Popcorn, Swindon says...
2:54pm Mon 6 Jul 09
swindonistani, swindon says...
3:14pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Why is it that this pathetic governement do nothing to help hard working british people!
a very sad story indeed.
stfcpaul, Wroughton says...
4:28pm Mon 6 Jul 09
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Bobby Bee, swindon says...
7:31pm Mon 6 Jul 09
If any begging letters come your way make sure you hand them over to the Advertiser for publication. That should keep them at bay!
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11:26pm Mon 6 Jul 09
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11:45pm Mon 6 Jul 09
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