They called her "Baby May."
Pamela Morris was leaving her job at St. Vincent Billing department one night when she noticed a plastic shopping bag near her car on May 1, 2000.
The bag moved, and Pamela thought someone had left an animal inside it. She looked closer and saw that there was blood. That's when she realized that someone had left a newborn inside.
The baby was wrapped in a bloody towel. Pamela's discovery would safe the little girl's life. Promptly thereafter, Baby May was adopted by a family.
After the discovery of Baby May, New England instated a Baby Safe Haven Law, which allows parents to turn their newborns over at a hospital or fire station without criminal prosecution.
In the near 17 years since Baby May was discovered, at least 25 babies were saved by the law that came into fruition because of her.
Now Pamela wants to meet the child she saved, although she admits it's possible that the now 16-year-old may not even realize she is adopted or famous.
"I would like to meet her and I hope she sees this, or her parents," Pamela said in a press conference. "That would be nice. I hope you're watching, Baby May. I just hope you see this. I wonder what you're like."
Despina Drougas, who is apart of the campaign to spread safe-haven-law awareness, hopes that Baby May knows she is a hero.
"We want her to know that everything we have done has been in her honor, " Despina said. "We all work for her and her legacy."
Pamela knows that it's ultimately up to the teenager to decide if she wants to meet, but she is choosing to put the invitation out there and hope for the best.
"I'd be disappointed if I didn't meet her. At least I tried. I didn't give up," Pamela said.
Regardless if Baby May decides to remain anonymous or not, her legacy has and will continue to save the lives of infants who deserve a chance at a happiness.
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