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How One Girl is Saving Her Dad's Life

We know he can be a goof sometimes a lot, but for real, you want Dad in your life. At least, that's how it was for DoSomething.org member Cameron. Here's what she says about how important this campaign was to her family's future.

This was my first time being with my dad to get his blood pressure checked...I never knew what the numbers meant......what was good or what was bad. After my dad checked his blood pressure, I jotted the numbers (158/90) down and asked him if it was high or low. He said that it was high.

I immediately became concerned. When we returned home, I got busy reading everything that I could about how to control blood pressure and what are some things that we can do as a family to have healthy readings. I asked my mother if i could plan the next week's menus for dinner. I set up an exercise plan for our family for 3 days each week.

High five to Cameron for taking action. And there's still time to get help your dad or other male relative. Father's Day is around the corner. Instead of rush delivering a funky tie for Sunday, rush him to a local drug store to get that blood pressure tested.

-Christina