A New York lottery winner who used some of his million-dollar prize to pay for a visit to the doctor, was told he had stage 4 cancer, and died several weeks later.
“Being a self-employed carpenter, I didn’t really have a plan for retirement,” Savastano told WBNG at the time.
I’ll buy a new truck, pay off some debt and invest for the future.”.
But during his appointment the doctor told Savastano, who had reportedly been feeling unwell for some time, that he had stage 4 cancer in his lung and brain.
The 51-year-old died just three weeks after winning the jackpot and getting his diagnosis.
Danielle Scott, who worked at the store that sold Savastano his winning ticket, told ABC7: "He was self-employed.
He lived in Sidney with his long-term girlfriend, whose two sons he helped raise. »
