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After Spending Life Savings on Daughter's Cancer Treatment, Florida Mom Wins $2 Million in the Lottery
Geraldine Gimblet, a mother from Lakeland, Florida, has won the ultimate reward for her love and sacrifice. After spending her life savings to help pay for her daughter's cancer treatment, Gimblet won an incredible $2 million in the Florida lottery.
According to a recent news release from the Florida Lottery, Gimblet purchased the last lottery ticket at a Lakeland gas station the day after her daughter completed her final round of cancer treatment. When she first approached the gas station clerk about the $2,000,000 Bonus Cashword Scratch-Off game, he told her there were no tickets left. However, Gimblet asked him to double check and was ecstatic to find that there was one ticket left, which she promptly purchased for $10.
Gimblet, her daughter, and her granddaughter traveled to the lottery headquarters in Tallahassee to claim her prize, taking home a lump sum of $1,645,000. Her daughter was overwhelmed with emotion, telling lottery officials, "The day before my mom bought this ticket, I rang the bell and walked out of the hospital after completing my last treatment for breast cancer. My mom had taken out her life savings to take care of me when I was sick. I'm just so happy for her."
Gimblet's incredible story is a testament to the power of hope and perseverance. Despite facing a difficult and uncertain journey with her daughter's health, she never lost faith. And now, her unwavering love and sacrifice have been rewarded in the most incredible way.