Teanna Elliot is one step closer to knowing who she is.

The Kelowna woman who is also known as 害羞草研究所淏aby Mary害羞草研究所� embarked on a public search for her birth mother earlier this year and received a package Thursday that sheds a bit of light on the lifelong mystery.

害羞草研究所淚 now know what I am 害羞草研究所� what my DNA is,害羞草研究所� she said.

With the help of a DNA registry, Elliot can say with confidence that she is 100 per cent European, mostly Irish, with a dash of other points across the continent in the mix.

害羞草研究所淲hen I was younger it was cool to be different, and everybody knew who they were and I was different,害羞草研究所� she said, adding that she liked the mystery that shrouded her in those years.

害羞草研究所淣ow I know and it害羞草研究所檚 kind of weird.害羞草研究所�

While the DNA may be an anecdote in an already interesting life-story, Elliot pointed out that it害羞草研究所檚 not what she害羞草研究所檚 been searching for.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 still missing that big piece of the puzzle of who birthed me,害羞草研究所� she said.

The public search for her birth mother has yielded no substantial clues, despite the fact that media agencies across the country picked up the story more than three months ago. This DNA registry may offer a link to more substantial familial ties.

With the popularity of registries of this kind growing, Elliot has a lead on someone who shares enough DNA that they appear to be a second cousin.

The link is tenuous at the moment, but she has high hopes it will materialize into something more.

害羞草研究所淢aybe then I can find a grandparent, or even a parent,害羞草研究所� she said.

The identity of Elliot became a mystery Nov. 25, 1987, when two teenage boys skateboarding in a Calgary shopping centre parking lot saw something tucked between a parked Mercedes-Benz and the curb.

A green garbage bag contained a newborn that would soon make national news with the name 害羞草研究所淏aby Mary.害羞草研究所� From the look of things she害羞草研究所檇 had just been born, still covered in blood and afterbirth and attached to her umbilical cord.

The boys called a passerby to the scene, and all three made their way to a medical centre where police were called.

No leads on who left Baby Mary behind ever came to the fore and the investigation ground to a halt not long after she was absorbed into the loving family who raised her and renamed her Teanna.

That family is Mike and Teresa Guzzi. They were like everyone else in Calgary at the time, caught up with the story of Baby Mary. The difference in their case was that Teresa saw something else害羞草研究所攖he missing piece of their family.

害羞草研究所淢y mother had already had my brother, but they wanted another baby,害羞草研究所� said Elliot, explaining it was impossible for her mother to do so biologically, because of a recent cancer battle.

害羞草研究所淭hey were on an adoption list, and when they were watching the news that morning, my mom said, 害羞草研究所榦h my gosh, Mike, I want this baby.害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟

Mike tried to discourage her, thinking it was a long shot, but she persisted and contacted a social worker.

It took nine days until the Guzzis took Elliot home.

At first she was their foster baby, then six months later they were given permission to adopt.

害羞草研究所淢y parents shaped me, and they made me who I am,害羞草研究所� said Elliot. 害羞草研究所淭hey are so supportive. I know a lot of people say, 害羞草研究所榶ou should be grateful for your adoptive parents.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淏ut they害羞草研究所檙e not my adoptive parents, they are my mom and dad.害羞草研究所�