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Mum's lotto joy just hours after rollerskating fall
South Wales Evening Post
|May 12, 2025
AN AMAZED mum went from complete agony to ecstasy after bagging a huge prize just hours after she left hospital following a freak injury.
Mum-of-three Gemma Archer, from Swansea, suffered a serious injury on Easter Sunday while roller skating and required major surgery.
However, within 24 hours her life was changed for the better when she won a share of £1m with the People's Postcode Lottery.
The stunned 44-year-old bagged £90,909 less than 24 hours after undergoing major surgery on her broken wrist and forearm.
Gemma said she was so thrilled by the news that it is the first time in weeks when she hadn't felt any pain.
She said: "I was in hospital having an operation and the very next day I've won over £90,000.
"I'm still in shock. I couldn't breathe. It's life-changing. I just really, really wasn't expecting it. It's really strange as it doesn't happen to people like me.
"For the first time in two-and-a-half weeks there is no pain right now. The adrenaline and everything have just kicked in. I'm in a world of my own."
This story is from the May 12, 2025 edition of South Wales Evening Post.
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