Women share heart health stories at Go Red event

Keynote speaker Jennifer Buss talks about how heart disease has affected multiple generations in her family during the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women educational symposium Thursday at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville. Buss, her grandmother, father and 6-year-old son all have…

Women share heart health stories at Go Red event

Laura Waluszko introduces local heart disease survivors Thursday during the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women educational symposium at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville.

Women share heart health stories at Go Red event

About 400 people attended the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women educational symposium Thursday at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville.

Women Go Red at American Heart Association fundraiser

Valparaiso Goes Red for women

VALPARAISO | Valparaiso University's Harre Union was a sea of red Friday morning for Go Red for Women.

Valparaiso Goes Red for women

Jennifer Buss, survivor of a mitral valve prolapse, speaks Friday at the Go Red breakfast at Valparaiso University.

Valparaiso Goes Red for women

Cynthia Williams, who survived congestive heart failure, smiles as her daughter, Kennedy Williams, 3, waves to the crowd on Friday during the Go Red event at Valparaiso University.

NWI to go red for heart health campaign

People across the country will don red clothes Friday to draw attention to heart disease, the No. 1 killer of American women and men.

Women's heart disease can bring unexpected symptoms

Six years ago, Jennifer Buss began to feel ill as she drove her car. Just as she was able to pull off the road and stop, she passed out. A trip to a cardiologist revealed she needed immediate open heart surgery.

020412GORED Go Red for Women Luncheon

Keynote speaker Connie Adams of Methodist Hospitals talks about the warning signs of heart attacks during the Go Red for Women Luncheon 2012 at the Saints Peter & Paul Macedonian Hall.

Go Red luncheon gets at the heart of cardiac disease

MERRILLVILLE | It was 17 degrees below zero outside, but Nicki Caylor was sweating. The Valparaiso woman was 29 years old, physically fit and training for the military when she collapsed from a heart attack.

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Heart health event Thursday

The Week Ahead

MONDAY

Women (and men) Go Red for heart health

CROWN POINT | Red was the color of the day as 275 men and women gathered for the Crown Point Go Red luncheon Friday in support of the American Heart Association's National Wear Red Day.

Women (and men) Go Red for heart health

Dawn Collins, chairwoman for this year's Go Red event, speaks Friday afternoon at a luncheon in Crown Point.

Women (and men) Go Red for heart health

Keynote speaker Connie Adams of Methodist Hospitals talks Friday afternoon about the warning signs of heart attacks during the the Go Red for Women luncheon in Crown Point.

Women (and men) Go Red for heart health

Diners take a few minutes to discuss goals for changes they could make in their lifestyles to improve their health Friday during the Go Red for Women luncheon at the SS. Peter and Paul Macedonian Hall in Crown Poin.

Women (and men) Go Red for heart health

The Go Red for Women luncheon Friday afternoon drew a crowd of hundreds at the SS. Peter and Paul Macedonian Hall in Crown Point.

VU breakfast kicks off American Heart Month

VALPARAISO | Nicole Caylor was 29, physically fit, and in her fourth week of basic training in the Army, when the seemingly impossible happened.

Valpo Goes Red takes place Wednesday

VALPARAISO | The American Heart Association will kick off American Heart Month by hosting the annual Valpo Goes Red breakfast event from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Valparaiso University's Harre Union Ballroom.