Heartbreaking reason dying woman wore bright red lipstick until last day

Heartbreaking reason dying woman wore bright red lipstick until last dayMarie Curie staff have shared the powerful life lessons they have been given by terminally ill patients in their final daysCommentsNewsElaine Blackburne Network Content Editor00:01, 14 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesIt was her signature colour and helped her in her final days(Image: Getty)Experts working with people who are terminally ill have shared some powerful life lessons they have learned from patients. The Marie Curie charity works with people who are terminally ill, providing nursing, hospice care and support for those who are at the end of their lives.‌It means while they can often find themselves in heartbreaking situations they also are often given invaluable advice from those who they are caring for. Now Marie Curie has shared some of the words of wisdom they have learned over the years - and one final act which had a special reason behind it.‌While some of the common ones were things such as "never go to sleep on an angry word", "don’t save all your money for a rainy day", and "don’t let worrying rob you of the time you have" there was another heartbreakingly simple offering shared by one dying patient. A Marie Curie Healthcare Assistant explained “I had one patient who insisted on wearing her bright red lipstick every day up to her last day, so she felt like 'herself’.”‌View 3 ImagesOne terminally ill woman wore her signature bright red lipstick until the day she died(Image: Matt Crossick/PA Media Assignments)The words of wisdom were shared on Tuesday by TV and radio presenter Kemi Rodgers as she urged the nation to support Superdrug’s "Purchase for Marie Curie Nurses" campaign, where proceeds from a range of select products will be donated to the end of life charity to fund vital care. Kemi was joined by Ashleigh Wood, a Registered Nurse at Marie Curie’s Newcastle Hospice, as they held placards emblazoned with the lessons painted in makeup at the...