Are you my mother?
<p>Andrea Klug-Napier searches for her birth mother after being abandoned in Coeur d’Alene just 12 hours after her birth. Klug-Napier hopes using social media will help her find answers after 25 years.</p>
<p>Andrea Klug-Napier who is searching for her biological mother is pictured here at 3-years-old with her parents Bev and Joe.</p>
COEUR d'ALENE - A Colorado woman is using social media to locate the mother who abandoned her more than 25 years ago in Coeur d'Alene.
Andrea Klug-Napier now wants to find her birth mother or any information she can about the unknown woman who told nurses she was from San Diego.
Klug-Napier was born on April 30, 1987, at Kootenai Medical Center to a woman nurses described as attractive at 5-foot-5, 135 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. The name her mother provided, Amy Dee Beach, was later determined to be a false identity.
Twelve hours after Klug-Napier's birth, nurses noticed her mother was gone, along with the clothing in which she arrived at the hospital.
With few leads on the woman's real identity, police and social workers placed the baby in foster care, where she was adopted by Bev and Joe Klug-Napier of Pocatello, who raised her as Andrea.
Although her parents divorced when she was younger, she said they remained friends with an amazing relationship.
"My parents care for me so much and just showered me with their love," she said. Klug-Napier said she has known her whole life that she was adopted.
"When I was 15, my mom asked if I'd like to visit Coeur d'Alene and the hospital I was born at," Klug-Napier said. "We went on a road trip up to Coeur d'Alene and my mom told me the story on our drive there."
She said they visited the hospital and even met with nurses who delivered her that fateful day.
"They began to tell me the story as well," Klug-Napier said. "They said I looked like her."
While she was at KMC, she gathered some forms and information including her birth mother's fingerprints. Her mother's name, however, was blacked out on all documents.
She said she didn't know what to do with the fingerprints that could ultimately lead to Amy Beach's true identity.
She said she finally decided to start the search for Beach a couple years ago on Facebook. Last week she posted a picture of herself holding a sign explaining her search.
"I have been meaning to do this but at my own pace," she said. "I know how things can spread using Facebook and have seen these posts in the past. Just thought I would try it."
She said the responses to her post started pouring in.
"I published my post on Saturday, and by Sunday night 650 people had shared it," Klug-Napier said. "I am getting about 20 friend requests and 10 messages a day from people saying they may know who my birth mother is."
As of Tuesday afternoon her post on Facebook had been shared more than 1,500 times around the world.
The attention her search has gained leaves her hopeful that she will locate her biological mother. She said she wants to find Beach to let her know how she truly feels.
"I want to thank her for taking care of herself while she was pregnant with me. I was very healthy and I can't imagine how difficult it was for her to do this," Klug-Napier said. "I have lived a perfect life because of the decision she made.
"I also would want her to know that I am not at all upset about what she did," she added. "I honestly can't even explain how grateful I am for the life I was given."
If you have any information on Amy Beach, her true identity, or any of her relatives, contact Andrea at babygirlbeachinfo@gmail.com.