Patil recently recovered from breast cancer but now she has been diagnosed with liver cancer. She says the prize money will be a big help for her medical treatment and her kids' studies.
"I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 and Rs 35 lakh was spent on my treatment. Now, with liver cancer, we don't know how much more will be needed. This win is like world bank for me, God has been has been kind. My daughter wants to be an architect and son is trying for an MBA degree. So we use the money for their fees," she said in an interview.
Patil credits her family for supporting and encouraging her to live a normal life despite her illness.
"My husband made cancer look so small. He never used to show that he was tensed. He just told me to be happy and concentrate on our kids and slowly I got tuned with that. Eventually, the illness seemed like nothing to me. I am living for my kids
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