Kyrzayda Rodriguez

Before her death, at the age of 40, due to severe stomach cancer, world-famous designer and author Kyrzayda Rodriguez wrote the following moving words:

I owned the most expensive car in the world...

Today I moved around in a wheelchair.

My brand was selling luxury clothes, shoes and valuables..

I'm wrapped up in a hospital sheet now.

I had millions in my account..

But I can't use them for anything anymore.

I live in a luxurious mansion...

Today I am sleeping on two fold-down hospital beds.

Of 5 star hotels ..

To the lab with no windows.

I have signed hundreds of autographs..

Today my signature place is on medical papers.

I had seven stylists ..

Not a hair on my head today.

I fly private jets...

Now I need help going to the bathroom.

I had access to the most exquisite cuisine...

Today my meal is pills and a few sips of water.

All this – money, fame, luxury – are no longer important to me today.

Because there's nothing more real than death.

And there is nothing more valuable than health.

If you have health, food, roof over your head and family -

trust me, you have everything.

Don't you forget that.

Don't allow yourself to wait until you lose to start appreciating..