Oleyen Vollette-Kist

Born November 1, 2004, she was 8 lbs, 15 oz at birth. Oleyen had Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) and was transferred to DC Children's Hospital for treatment. She passed away on November 19th in her parent's arms. She was the first child of Neely Vollette and Christopher Kist, married this past year.

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Saturday, November 13, 2004

A little bit more info

Ok, well I haven't heard much. All I've heard so far is that they are considering doing the surgery in middle of this coming week. That would mean doing surgery before they wean her off of the ECMO, which is risky. She is on blood thinners and cannot be jostled, but I've read many instances where this procedure is done on the ECMO. It gives her a better chance of surviving the surgery. Anyway, I've also heard that they are trying to inflate her lungs in preparation for them to take over the job of breathing and that is slow going. Not sure how well she's taking to that.

I've gotten the photo page to link correctly now, so you can see some of the pics Nan took last week for those of us who aren't able to see her (almost everyone).

Some of us are having trouble doing the posting to this. You can either sign up for an account which will allow your name to be posted everytime you post a comment, or you can post anonymously. If you do the latter, then make sure you sign your name within the post.
Peace to all...

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