article_snippet: I nearly had a heart attack.'
article_snippet: Initially, Emily thought a heart attack was a joke.
article_snippet: Emily couldn't keep up with television programmes and struggled to use the remote control.'
article_snippet: Emily alerted the doctor and two health care workers came to the house to conduct a memory test.
article_snippet: After Emily results came back below average, Mrs Smith had a brain scan and was subsequently diagnosed with early onset vascular dementia.
article_snippet: This means there is a reduced blood supply to the brain due to diseased blood vessels, causing brain cells to die and reduce cognitive function.