country. this has probably happened to a lot of you. you tell your doctor you don't feel well. the response is to slow down, get more rest, don't worry about it. that approach could cost you your life. joining me is elizabeth cohen. that seems extreme. >> sometimes you really do need to rest. but if you go to the doctor and you feel like something is really wrong with you and the doctor kid of blows it off and says take two aspirin, call me in the morning, you need to question that. we learned that in my family. with the help of turner animation studios, we bring you my mother's story. my mother, sheila schwartz, is a firecracker. mother of four, grandmother of 11, wife, lawyer and social worker, she's been active and healthy her whole life. but around the time she turned 60, something changed. she began feeling achy and dizzy. her blood pressure went up and she was so tired. my mom's family doctor told her don't worry about it. so they told you, look, lady, if you just stop working so hard your blood pressure will come