was that my family had essentially never meant to keep me. >> reporter: but she says she always wondered if she had truly been abandoned as her adoption documents state. she contacted chilean authorities in february to ask for help in finding her biological parents. she got the answer she was hoping for. her biological parents were still alive and very eager to meet her. her biological mother says she never intended to give her up for adoption. >> no, no, no, no, no. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: cordova says she had a very difficult labor and nearly died. during that time, she, her husband, and other members of the family asked employees at