article_snippet: A patient recovering from surgery no doubt feels much better after winning $7 million after his father tucked a lottery ticket into his get-well card.
article_snippet: Joseph Amorese, of Easton, Pennsylvania received a lottery ticket from Joseph Amorese father, who lives in the hamlet of Congers in Rockland County, New York as Joseph Amorese recovered from hernia surgery.
article_snippet: A few scratches later on the '$7 million Golden Ticket' and Joseph Amorese was feeling great. '
article_snippet: I scratched a lottery ticket and a lottery ticket was a good thing I was already sitting down because I was shocked.
article_snippet: Joseph Amorese, center, and Joseph Amorese wife Jodi, right, were presented with a ceremonial check by the New York Lottery on Wednesday after Amorese won $7 million on a scratch card - a gift from Joseph Amorese .
article_snippet: Amorese, who was recovering from surgery when Joseph Amorese scratched off a scratch card - a gift from his father, said Joseph Amorese wanted to jump up and down with excitement but couldn't. '
article_snippet: Joseph Amorese sent a photo of the ticket to Joseph Amorese father, whom Joseph Amorese called 'a retired hospital administrator-turned-avid Lottery player', who agreed that it was a winner.
article_snippet: The 46-year-old senior project manager for Verizon bought the ticket for His 'avid Lottery player' from Just A Dollar in New City, New York .
article_snippet: Lottery officials presented Amorese with a ceremonial check at the Just A Dollar store store in New City, New York, where the ticket for him was purchased.
article_snippet: The chances of hitting the jackpot are just one in 3,708,000.
highlights_snippet: Joseph Amorese, from Pennsylvania, was recovering from a hernia operation when Joseph Amorese father, from New York, sent Joseph Amorese a winning scratch card .
  