to heart disease . Robin Savage , 42 , of San Juan Capistrano , California , said her grandfather , father and mother all had heart disease . Besides wearing red herself , she goes to heart events and takes pictures of them for a local Web site . See more from iReporters on National Wear Red Day '' Savage has to take beta blockers because her heart sometimes races when she eats certain things , particularly foods containing the preservative MSG . She watches her diet closely and exercises 30 minutes a day to keep herself healthy . iReport.com : Heart Disease runs in my family For her sons , 9 and 12 , she monitors their diet closely , but fears that she will die while they are young . `` It 's such a huge void in your life , especially when you have your own kids and you do n't have your mom around to , say , ask questions , '' she said . `` I was completely lost when I had kids . '' Visit CNNhealth.com , your connection to better living Peggy Roesch , a 24-year-old graphic designer from Cincinnati , Ohio ,
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Anita Dunham 's first heart attack started with a mysterious pain in her arm -- and , suddenly , the 34-year-old felt as if she could n't breathe . After she got dressed , she could barely speak because the pain was so great in her arms and chest . Jolen Johnson took this photo of co-workers wearing red Friday in Cedar Park , Texas . Dunham , who had a second heart attack in 2002 , wore red Friday to spread awareness about heart disease . Now 64 years old , she said she wants women everywhere to know that heart disease , the No. 1 killer for women , can affect women in all walks of life . She and others shared their stories with CNN 's iReport.com . Read more about Dunham The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute , part of the National Institutes of Health , promoted the red clothing day to spread the message that `` Heart Disease Does n't Care What You Wear -- It 's the # 1 Killer of Women , '' according to its Web site . Others who wore red have family members who succumbed