I'm the primary caregiver to my 87-year-old mom. It's the least I can do after all the years she watched out for me.

• Trisha Martin has cared for her mom for the last two years, ever since she had a stroke.
• She does it unpaid while running her small business from home.
• The grandmother of six described her eldercare duties as being essential in the “circle of life.”

It’s an honor and a privilege to be by her side.