O poveste extrem de tristă.

Un britanic de 58 de ani, Steve Smith, a câştigat la loteria naţională aproape 19 milioane de lire sterline (aproape 38 milioane de dolari). Totul frumos până acum, nu?

Steve Smith suferă de un defect congenital cardiac, ce-i dă aproximativ 10% şanse de supravieţuire. Spune că ar da toţi banii câştigaţi în schimbul a încă vreo câţiva ani cu soţia sa, Ida.

Uneori, viaţa se plictiseşte teribil, şi arată cât de ironică poate fi.

Articol Yahoo

Lottery winner’s sweet wish…

Retired hospital porter Steve Smith, who is suffering from a potentially fatal heart defect, won almost 19 million pounds ($38 million) on Britain’s National Lottery — but said he would give it all up if he could spend a few more years living with his wife Ida.

“I have a one in 10 chance of living. It’s like a ticking time bomb,” said the 58-year-old Smith, enjoying a bittersweet glass of celebratory champagne with his wife Ida.

Smith, who has an aortic aneurysm, told reporters when collecting his check: “It’s Ida I worry for, it’s leaving her behind. I would give all that back if I am allowed to still be with her because there are no shops in the cemetery are there?”

Smith landed the giant prize with an extra stroke of luck — the couple stopped off on the way home from a family visit to buy some lucky dip tickets and it was one of those which hit the jackpot.

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