The tragic life of a woman who was once a lottery millionaire

In 2003, Callie Rogers was just 16 when she won nearly £1.9 million in the National Lottery. But in less than 10 years, she had blown all the money on parties, cosmetic surgery, cars and drugs. Now, Callie is a single mother, renting a house and struggling to raise two children. One of the children, now 6, has cerebral palsy and cannot speak, walk or eat on her own.

At 31, Callie says her biggest regret is not having the money to help her son have a better life."I hardly ever care about money. I'm not a fan of designer clothes and flashy cars.. But when I suddenly had a lot of money, I spent it lavishly. Now my son is very good at sensory stimulation therapy. If I had any money left, I would build him a big therapy room," Callie said.

Callie said that winning the lottery made her life even more miserable. She used to work as a supermarket shelf stacker, but when she got a large sum of money, she immediately quit her job and plunged into a life of debauchery.. Callie spent £250,000 on drugs, £18,000 on three breast implants and £300,000 on clothes... At that time, she also bought her boyfriend many cars because he liked the "new car smell".She also gave away at least £500,000 to family and friends and later realised some people were just using her to make money.

According toMirrorShe has been married twice, but both ended in divorce, and each time her assets have been depleted. She also has two older children, aged 13 and 11, who live with their father. In 2009, when her lottery winnings were still there but not much, she fell into crisis and attempted suicide twice, so she was not given custody of her children.

The single mother currently works as a caregiver for the elderly and is preparing to return to school to pursue a career in social work.

Callie says her kids don't ask for much. At the end of the month, she usually has enough money to treat them to a few meals, but she doesn't dare to go on any shopping sprees. "If I want to take them on vacation, I have to save up." What gives her some peace of mind about their future is that she will be able toinherited her grandparents' house and put it into a trust fund for her children when they were older. "I don't want to lose this property," Callie said.

Last week, she had to appear in court in the case of two women - old friends - who broke her nose after a night out.But this was not the first time she had been attacked, once she was suddenly beaten up on the street, and another time she was the victim of someone she knew.Was it related to her lottery win? Callie thought so. “Suddenly everyone knew who I was, and everyone seemed to want a piece of the money I suddenly had, even though I had nothing left,” she said.

Callie now lives with her son Blake and two-year-old daughter in a modest £400-a-month rented house on a cul-de-sac in Workington, Cumbris.

She believes the age limit for playing the lottery should be raised, instead of 16. "I"I bought a house without understanding the responsibilities of ownership. I also had no idea how to pay a bill or taxes because I had never had to do it," she recalls.

Even now, the single mother says, she still doesn't really know how to manage money. "I often lose my bank card and sometimes I don't know what I spend my money on," Callie says.

Now, everything she does is for her children. She wants to teach them the value of money without having to pay the price like their mother. "I will teach them that it takes a lot of effort to earn money and that keeping money requires just as much effort," the mother confided.