...and they didn't have anything for high blood pressure that would alleviate the problem.

November 11, 2025 | 00m 00s

This storyteller shares how family history taught her the best way to manage blood pressure, that monitoring the long-term affects of medication is important, and that finding a diet is trial and error.

STORYTELLER ATTRIBUTES
Female
High school graduate or GED
Black, African American, African, or Afro-Caribbean
6xxxx
Patient
STORY TYPE
Blood, Heart and Circulation
High Blood Pressure
Experiencing symptoms; Finding out a diagnosis; Being treated; Communicating with doctors and nurses; Supporting family members who are sick; Making decisions about the right health care or treatment for you; Describing how easy or hard it has been for you to get the health care you need
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