Daughter follows mothers footsteps of becoming a nurse at Northeast Methodist [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – Compassion and care are etched into Kym and Marlene Espinosa’s DNA.

“I mean, our whole family (are) nurses,” Kym Espinosa said. “So I’ve seen it everywhere.”

Kym Espinoza basically grew up at Northeast Methodist in Live Oak. Her mom, Marlene, started working there over 30 years ago while pregnant with Kym.

“Sometimes we’d have to meet with my husband in the parking lot to change caregivers,” Marlene Espinosa said.

Marlene, who is from the Philippines, said she came to San Antonio after a local hospital courted her.

“That was not my plan to be here,” she said.

“And because she’s here, she was able to bring over our extended family,” Kym said.

Like her mom’s journey to the U.S., becoming a nurse wasn’t Kym’s dream. It was her destiny.

“I learned really quickly,” Kym said. “Now I’m meant to be a nurse, and I watch all (that) my mom …