I manage employees in 2 countries while caring for my mom with dementia. FMLA keeps me going.

Vincia Gordon with her mom, Hyacinth Lynch.

Courtesy of Vincia Gordon Vincia Gordon runs two call centers from her home, while caring for her 92-year-old mom.

She supervises 40 members of staff and performs tasks such as administering medication.

The mom of two takes 480 hours of FMLA annually to balance her career and personal life as a carer.

This story is based on an interview with Vincia Gordon, 56, an operational manager for two call centers, living in Baltimore County, Maryland.

It has been edited for length and clarity.

My mom, Hyacinth Lynch, 92, lived in the US Virgin Islands , but constantly visited my family and me in Maryland, staying for months at a time.

She lived by herself after my father died in 2020 at the age of 94.

Longevity runs in our family.

However, she started to show signs of decline in the summer of 2023.

A physical exam confirmed she had high blood pressure and other issues, such as a hernia.

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In September, one of our friends from the islands called to ask if there was something wrong with Mom.

She had called her twice one morning, asking her the same thing.