According to British media reports on October 5th, a construction worker who won 1 million pounds (about 9.6 million RMB) through scratch music revealed that he finally fought with death in the hospital after three consecutive months of "carnival" with bonuses.
39-year-old Adam Lopez, from the village of Mattischer in Norfolk County, purchased the lucky £5 scratch card in a convenience store in Halston in July, and the bank’s balance rose from £12.40 to £10,000,12.40.
When Mr. Lopez discovered that he was instantly becoming a millionaire, he was “shocked by complete silence” and took some time to calm down to tell the happy family.
He quickly replaced his forklift with a Land Rover Sport version, purchased Land Rover Aurora for his mother, quit his job on a construction site, and booked a luxury vacation to Barbados.
At the time, Mr. Lopez said: "I never dreamed that this would happen to me and I feel so lucky. I set myself a budget for pleasure, setting aside part of it to entertain relatives and friends, and the rest to save for future needs."
The 39-year-old winner also vowed to “use this time to enjoy life and fitness” to prepare for more trips planned for next year.
However, just eight weeks after a day of changing fate, Mr. Lopez was taken to emergency medical care on September 10 because of a blood clot blocking in his bipolar arteries. Today, a construction worker who has gradually recovered from this life-threatening horror admits that after “a three-month feast” he “has gone astray in the way he handles the bonuses.”
Mr. Lopez told the British media: “This money has given me the experience of a life I’ve never experienced, but I feel like I’m on the wrong path, enjoying it before health comes out.”
The 39-year-old winner said a blood clot in his leg spread to his lungs and he was unable to walk or breathe before being rushed to the hospital by caregivers.
He then spent eight days at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, saying the experience was the "slap in the face" he needed to get his life reorganized.
Mr. Lopez continued: "It allows you to see both sides of life-whether you have a million, a hundred million, a billion or a trillion, it doesn't matter when you're lying in an ambulance. I quit my job, which should not have happened. I lost the structure of my life and the rhythm of my daily life, completely disconnected from my past life."
The construction worker said the shock hit his mother particularly hard, and he insisted he would make self-care a top priority during his recovery, which could last as long as nine months.
Mr. Lopez, who holds the world record for the fastest one mile in the swimming pool, especially thanked nurses and hospitals for giving him the chance to revive.