A mother has expressed her relief at being able to afford Christmas presents for her son after scooping a £1million lottery jackpot earlier this year.
Karen Dakin, 54, and her husband Jeff, 60, won £1million on the National Lottery just hours before Mother’s Day this year on March 13.
The former supervisor at the playground revealed to me that her father gave her money in 2018 for Callum’s Christmas gifts. This was after Jeff had a stroke.
Karen Dakin, 54, (left) has expressed her relief at being able to afford Christmas presents for her 15-year-old son after scooping a £1million lottery jackpot earlier this year
Jeff was a storeman for the NHS at Ipswich Hospital, when he had his stroke.
According to The Mirror she stated that they had been struggling for years and her dad gifted them money at Christmas to buy Callum presents.
Karen from Ipswich (Suffolk) said earlier in the year that Jeff spent a month in hospital while he was recovering.
Karen was lucky enough to win the lottery, and she is now able quit her job to ensure that her 15 year-old son’s future is secure.
According to the former supervisor at the playground, she was given money by her father during previous Christmas celebrations. This helped her buy Callum his Christmas presents when Jeff died in 2018.
After their huge win, they were also able swap their 2-bed rental property to a 5-bed bungalow.
Karen now looks to the future and plans to go on vacation to Portugal with her family. Her son is not yet able to fly, so she wants to make lasting memories.
It comes after earlier this month, when an ex-Sheffield United footballer who won a £1million lottery jackpot after being forced to give up his career due to a knee injury said he will travel the world with his girlfriend.
Terry Kennedy, 28, a South Yorkshire player, was born in Barnsley.
It comes after earlier this month, when ex-Sheffield United footballer Terry Kennedy, 28, (left) who won a £1million lottery jackpot after being forced to give up his career due to a knee injury, said he will travel the world with his girlfriend
The video was posted on social media by many people last month. It shows the moment that Camelot employee informed the man of his win.
With Kay Yoxall, Kennedy celebrated his win by taking a week off in Tenerife as well as a weekend in Dublin. The couple is now planning an even bigger vacation.
He stated today that “I do not enjoy winter building so I am going to be away exploring the rest of the world.”
Kay can have a vacation from work and we would love to travel across America, Australia, South East Asia.
Kennedy was accompanied by Kay Yoxall, his girlfriend. They celebrated with a week-long vacation in Tenerife followed by a long weekend of celebration in Dublin.
‘We already have New York reserved for January. A perfect plan is to not work again a British Winter.
Although Mr Kennedy did not match any numbers during the main Lotto draw it gave him an automatic ‘Lucky Dip” entry to the Wednesday draw.
His second ticket matched the five main numbers and the bonus number in the November 10 results, meaning Mr Kennedy had won £1million.
When Mr Kennedy was on his lunch break, he discovered that his ticket had been awarded to him.