51-year-old Upstate New York resident Wayne Schenk, who was told he had a year to 18 months to live last December fell upon good times recently when he bought a winning scratch-off worth a million dollars. The problem is, no lump sum is possible.
He was hoping to use the winnings to help extend his life at a hospital that specializes in advanced-stage cancers. He said, "I understand money can't buy everything, but money can prolong things, you know?"
A lump sum of $200k was offered, but is only about half of what he needs for treatment. A lottery spokesman said "We're incredibly sympathetic, but we're not able, because of our rules and regulations, to just write him a (lump-sum) check."
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