In the weeks before his death, Karen Coffman's husband worried she might have money troubles after he was gone.
In the weeks before his death, Karen Coffman's husband worried she might have money troubles after he was gone.
But two weeks before he died in April of complications from a brain tumour, the Pennsylvania woman bought a scratch-off state lottery ticket that netted her US$1 million . “When I told him about the prize, he thought I was lying to him,” Coffman, 61, said of Robert, her husband of 31 years. She believes there was a spiritual intervention that brought about her win.“I do think he had something in the works, because he was worried. I hope he’s looking down on this,” an emotional Coffman said Thursday at a ceremony at which lottery officials presented her with a ceremonial cheque.
Coffman, who took a lump sum payout, worked in the senior care industry before retiring last month. She said she plans to use some of her winnings to treat relatives to a deluxe Disney trip and eventually plans to move to Florida, saying “I don’t want winter no more. I hate the cold.”A couple were left scrambling when their $1.6 million property was listed for sale by scammers for only $10,000.
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