Seattle man will use lottery winnings for his mother's care

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ThatScaryChick — Sun, 11 May 2008 05:38:57 GMT

There's people out there that would never do that. I would of course and I believe many people here would, but not everyone hs a close relationship with their parents.

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tg636 — Sun, 11 May 2008 04:10:02 GMT

What else would anyone who's mother is ill do? I would have given any amount to have helped my mother.

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Piaceri — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:16:19 GMT

Happy Mothers' Day Honey! What a lucky Mom she is.

My Dad used to call his mom Honey, but he was an only child. So did my Paw-Paw. Unfortunately she passed away long before I was born. I would have loved to have met her.

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chouquounette — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:58:12 GMT

What an Honorable thing to do

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dumars798 — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:30:31 GMT

Wtg 2 you

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mylollipop — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:19:19 GMT

Just gotta say it again...hats off to you! This is a Mother's Dream Story

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mylollipop — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:14:18 GMT

Hats off to you! What a blessing. Just goes to show that all players are not greedy and selfish. Your Mom did a great job with you guys. May blessings be continually in your pathway.

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wizeguy — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:35:33 GMT

Congrats Mr McManus! You have your priorities in order

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DC81 — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:10:57 GMT

I know if I won the only family I would regularly help out would be my 85 year old grandmother and occasionally my mother though there would be restrictions or rules, neither are in that kind of shape thankfully. Even if it was only a $10,000 MM most of it would probably go to paying off my grandmother's debts..

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ThatScaryChick — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:32:01 GMT

Good for him! He really has his prespective in the right place.

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JackpotWanna — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:35:15 GMT

Heaven sees these acts of kindness and gives rewards. Very good.

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spy153 — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:21:43 GMT

Perfect one for mommy's day, Todd! I'm glad to hear of people like this. Most people would put their mother in a home even with the money, just because they're too lazy to take of them. My mother is currently taking care of her brother in her home, as opposed to putting him in a home. She has been running her but off. The man has 6 brothers and sisters alive and 9 children, all grown. And the only one who will take care of him is my mother. Well, my aunt helps watch over him too. But they are pr... [ More ]

Seattle man will use lottery winnings for his mother's care

Lottery Post — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:05:59 GMT

It's quite the Mother's Day gift: A Seattle man who won $1 million on a Lottery scratch ticket says he will use the money to take care of his 83-year-old mom.

Michael McManus, a nightshift supervisor at a local cargo company, has been taking care of his mother for the past six years after she suffered a stroke.

His winnings of $750,000 (what's left after federal taxes) will be used to keep his mother, Maryjane White or Honey as her sons call her, in her condominium, instead of sending he... [ More ]