If you didn't know, it is ALL about Family..

Granddad and baby

This post was influenced by my sponsorship with The Motherhood and "All of You Pennsylvania"

Like most families who live in cold climates, we use the summer as a time to connect with our extended family. We swim, host cookout and often visit Presque Isle in Erie, Pa. It's a state park that has some of the most beautiful beaches that you have ever seen!

Great photos capture the feelings and help us long for more opportunities to create memories.

This year, we visited Labor Day weekend. I was going through photos recently and discovered this treasure, a photo of my dad and my baby. It captures the joy that we all feel from being together at the beach enjoying one another's company. However, it also represents the importance of family. As I mentioned last week, there is a project underway called, "All of Us Pennsylvania" that is trying to create the largest healthcare database EVER by enrolling 1 million volunteers to share their health data. Researchers would then use that data to develop personalized healthcare so that my family and yours could make even more precious memories, like this one.

Participating in "All of Us Pennsylvania" can help people like my dad.

My dad suffers from a variety of ailments. One is high blood pressure. In that regard, he is typical of both his age and his race. High blood pressure is very common among those of African descent. And although, it can be well managed. It can lead to serious complications like stroke, heart attack and kidney failure.  One reason, I am passionate about the "All of Us Pennsylvania" project is so that it can help people like my dad. If they are successful, there will be personalized--precise--medical treatment for diseases like hypertension so that instead of "managing" hypertension, a cure may be possible. Consider enrolling in this important program today! To enroll, click here.