Teanna Elliot made headlines across Canada before she even had a name.

Now the Kelowna woman is in the news again as she looks to put an end to a mystery that started with her birth, decades earlier.

It was 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.

害羞草研究所淚 was the first officer out at it,害羞草研究所� said Staff Sgt. Rod Harbidger, of the Calgary Police Service, noting that his memory of the circumstances has been blurred.

What has lasted the test of time, however, is the great care and compassion he saw Baby Mary receive in those early moments from the boys害羞草研究所� who were only around 13 years old 害羞草研究所� the passerby and the medical staff. And that she survived, against all odds.

害羞草研究所淛ust when you go look at the parking lot where she was found and how she was next to a tire and how cold it was that day 害羞草研究所� there害羞草研究所檚 no telling how long it would have taken for hypothermia to set in,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淭he way it (came together) was very fortunate.害羞草研究所�

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.

FINDING FAMILY

Mike and Teresa Guzzi 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�

GROWING UP

Elliot wasn害羞草研究所檛 always so at ease with the story of how she entered the world.

While she always knew she was adopted, she didn害羞草研究所檛 know she was 害羞草研究所淏aby Mary害羞草研究所� until she was 12-years-old, when questions about her origins became more pointed.

害羞草研究所淭hen my mom had to tell me and at first, I thought it was cool,害羞草研究所� she said, adding that she remembers going to her classmates to share her birth story.

In time, however, that changed. When she was around 16 or 17-years-old, what being abandoned actually meant started to sink in.

害羞草研究所淚 felt a lot of pain and hurt 害羞草研究所� somebody didn害羞草研究所檛 want me,害羞草研究所� she said.

害羞草研究所淭hen, at age 20, I decided I害羞草研究所檓 not going to dwell on this. I have a great life and it is what it is. There害羞草研究所檚 no reason to be upset.害羞草研究所�

She still, however, wants to meet her birth mother and this month she launched her third attempt at doing so.

FULL CIRCLE

Elliot has had a lot of time to think about what led her birth mother to abandon her in such unusual circumstances.

Someone once contacted her, after an early attempt to find her mother, and said she had seen a young girl, maybe 14 or 15-years-old, on a bench near where she was found, at around the time she was found, looking down and out.

害羞草研究所淪he told me she remembered thinking, 害羞草研究所榟ey girl, you have your whole life ahead of you, why are you so upset?害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 said Elliot.

It wasn害羞草研究所檛 until she saw the news that night that the woman thought maybe that was Baby Mary害羞草研究所檚 mother.

Although there害羞草研究所檚 no way to know if that really was her biological mother on that bench, the story does highlight how much traction that story got in the media and how long it害羞草研究所檚 stayed with people.

Elliot hopes that her birth mother will not be deterred from reaching out because of the media glare.

害羞草研究所淚 think after 30 years they害羞草研究所檝e lived with enough,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淭hey probably think about it every day. That害羞草研究所檚 good enough, if I do find them and they want to keep it private, I will keep it private.害羞草研究所�

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