Women gather for first Essence of Red event for health (USA)

"About 10 years ago, Brenda Gammie remembers returning home from work and feeling sick to her stomach and achy all over. She had pains in her shoulders, neck, arms, jaws and cheeks. The symptoms were similar to those experienced by a co-worker who had died from a heart attack one year earlier, so Gammie decided not to take any chances. She called 911, and as she was taken to the hospital by ambulance, paramedics told her she was having a full-blown heart attack. On Thursday, the 65-year-old Gammie served as a model for a style show during the first 'Essence of Red - Heart, Mind, & Moxie' event to promote women's heart health. The event, which will become an annual activity, was organized by a Women's Heart Health Committee in partnership with the Panhellenic Council at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. About 120 people attended the sold-out event at Rose-Hulman. The purpose of the Essence of Red was to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke and to raise funds to continue heart health education in the Wabash Valley." - TribStar