Kapamilya singer KZ Tandingan is a proud daughter to her mother, Tess, who passed the recent Nursing Licensure Exam (NLE) at the age of 56.
The singer narrated what Mommy Tess had to go through before eventually passing the board exam late in her profession.
According to Tandingan, her mother is a licensed midwife and was already a clinical instructor at a young age. However, when she became a mom of two, she struggled to balance her time from being a mother and an employee.
Several years later, Tandingan’s mother opted to seek a new bachelor’s degree and chose nursing. But during her first year in the program, she found out that she was pregnant anew.
Tess eventually continued her studies by attending classes on weekends until she got her diploma.
Twelve years after failing in her first attempt, she mustered all the courage to take up the NLE once again this year.
This time, Mommy Tess secretly spent six months inside her husband’s bedroom to prepare for the exam. Fortunately, all the sleepless nights paid off for her.
Tandingan celebrated her 10th anniversary in showbiz last October.
