A family member who had Hypertension

A story of my grandfather who had high blood pressure
My grandfather ( my mother's father) was a jovial and loving man. He loved his family and his grandchildren. He also loved my grandma's cooking and all types of Malaysian food. He loved eating and would reward us with buying roti canai or nasi lemak or wantan mee.
When he was in his fifties he started getting high blood pressure  and was told to take his medicine. A few years later the doctor told him he had diabetes and some of his arteries were clogged. Because of his pressure and all other health problems the doctor could not operate until his pressure was stable and he lost weight.
My grandpa went on a diet and started exercising. He  changed his lifestyle to be more healthy. He lost more than 50 pounds. Then the doctor did a bypass surgery and after some time he recovered completely. The doctor told him that after the surgery that he had another 5 years to live. But my grandpa continued to take care of his diet which was low in fat, low in salt, no sugar, high fiber, he ate alot vegetable and fruits and stopped drinking.
He lived another 15 years. Ten more years than what his doctors gave him.

He made sure that all his children eat healthy and exercised regularly. My mum and dad too make sure we eat healthy where they only allow us to eat fast food one to twice a month, we are not allowed sweet stuff like coca cola or other sugary drinks. We eat home food as much as possible. We go out to eat when we want to celebrate something. Dad is at the gym and exercises regularly. I am also thinking of joining the gym to build some muscles and be more atheletic.

My dad says that we want to have a nice body we should do weights and be active. I am definitely going to follow his advise and be like him. This way I can make sure I don't get high blood pressure or can be healthy.
We have to start young to stay fit as our body is what we make out of it.