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Lottery winner dies weeks after cashing in $1M scratch-off ticket
http://abc7chicago.com/3008129/?ex_cid=TA_WLS_TW&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5a715b6404d30174ea2c161a&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitterThe self-employed carpenter shared some plans he had in mind for how he was going to spend the money, saying most of it was going to fund his retirement.
"I'm probably going to go get a new truck and I don't know probably go on vacation," Savastano said.
The plans also included a trip to the doctor, because he couldn't afford to go previously.
"He was self-employed," said Danielle Scott, who works at the store where he bought the winning ticket. "He didn't have insurance, he hadn't been feeling good for a while, I guess, and when he got the money he went into the doctor."
The news wasn't good. He learned he had stage four cancer.
"I'm probably going to go get a new truck and I don't know probably go on vacation," Savastano said.
The plans also included a trip to the doctor, because he couldn't afford to go previously.
"He was self-employed," said Danielle Scott, who works at the store where he bought the winning ticket. "He didn't have insurance, he hadn't been feeling good for a while, I guess, and when he got the money he went into the doctor."
The news wasn't good. He learned he had stage four cancer.
Headline is terrible. Should be "Local Man Couldn't Afford Healthcare Until it was Too Late"
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You are correct. This pisses me off. 
