Carer Marlyn Anderson thought she had won £1,000 and then thought it was a 'scam' when she saw all the zeroes.
A pensioner who feared it was a scam when she won £1m on the lottery plans to buy a bungalow to make her terminally ill husband's life easier. Carer Marlyn Anderson, 70, and husband Ian, 77, have been living in the front room of their house in Stirling due to the round-the-clock treatment he needs for a lung disease he developed after working on construction sites.
We have no other option. 'Buying a bungalow will allow Ian to have his own bedroom and for us to have a sitting room too, all on one level. 'This will be so special as it is something we haven't been able to do for such a long time. He will be able to live the rest of his life in comfort.
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