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Jennifer: I WAS EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT BREAST CANCER.
I WAS NOT WORRIED ABOUT HEART DISEASE.
HEART DISEASE WASN'T EVEN IN MY --
IT WASN'T EVEN ON THE RADAR.
WHOA. WAIT A MINUTE, I'M 36 YEARS OLD,
AND I JUST GOT SMACKED WITH MY MORTALITY.
IT'S A DIFFICULT PAIN TO DESCRIBE.
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THAT CRUSHING FEELING,
LIKE AN ELEPHANT SITTING ON YOUR CHEST,
BUT IT'S SO UNFAMILIAR, YOU JUST -- YOU -- YOU --
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
IT'S A PAIN I'VE NEVER FELT BEFORE
AND I DON'T WANT TO EVER FEEL AGAIN.
I SMOKED. I DIDN'T GET GOOD SLEEP.
I WASN'T REALLY EXERCISING. I DIDN'T REALLY EAT WELL.
STRESS LIKE 120% ALL DAY LONG.
IT WAS ALL SORT OF AN AFTERTHOUGHT,
BECAUSE, REALLY, MY MAIN THING WAS MY CAREER.
THE HEART ATTACK STOPPED ME DEAD IN MY TRACKS.
IT'S LIKE THE GIG'S UP.
YOU LIVE IN FEAR. [ SNIFFLES ]
YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH DAY WILL BE YOUR LAST.
IT WAS BABY STEPS OVER HURDLES EVERY SINGLE DAY
TO LIVE NORMAL AGAIN.
THE FIRST TIME I WALKED A BLOCK,
[ Voice breaking ] I WAS SO AFRAID.
WOMEN JUST NEED TO WAKE UP.
HEART DISEASE IS THE NUMBER-ONE KILLER OF WOMEN.
I KNOW, WHEN WOMEN ARE LISTENING TO THIS,
THEY'RE LIKE, "OKAY, YEAH, SURE."
THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR NUMBERS.
THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR CHOLESTEROL.
THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR HISTORY.
THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR BMI. THEY NEED TO WATCH THEIR STRESS.
I CAN REMEMBER LAYING IN THE HOSPITAL,
SAYING, "I HAVE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS,"
SO I TOOK MY STORY TO THE AIRWAVES.
IF WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH HELPS ANOTHER WOMAN SEE THE LIGHT,
THEN IT MAKES IT WORTH IT.
THIS IS YOUR MOTHER. THIS IS YOUR GRANDMOTHER.
THIS IS YOUR SISTER. THIS IS YOUR DAUGHTER.
TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE STUDIES NOW UNDER WAY
GIVES ME GREAT RELIEF.
SOMEBODY OUT THERE IS LOOKING.
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS THE MOST.
RED DRESS, TO ME, MEANS I'M NOT ALONE
AND I'VE NEVER BEEN ALONE.
AND I WANT OTHER WOMEN TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE,
BECAUSE THAT RED DRESS MEANS WE'RE ALL HERE.
AND WE ARE FIGHTING, AND WE'RE GONNA TACKLE THIS.