Original Email

Hello everyone,

Most of you have heard our news. Oleyen Hannah Vollette-Kist, my new niece, was born to Neely Vollette and Chris Kist on November 1, 2004 at 7:23am.

Unfortunately, Oleyen is a very sick little girl, and we are all hoping for the best. She is being cared for at the Washington DC Children’s Hospital. She has a diaphragmic hernia and is on life support. She will go in soon for a very complicated and risky surgery, which as of yet, she is still gaining her strength for.

I have been asked how we can help this young family cope with this crisis, and I’m sending out this email to give a few ideas. In lieu of flowers, here are some suggestions of ways to expressing your concern that will help Neely and Chris in their long road to recovery for their little girl.

A Harris Teeter Gift card can be purchased and sent to the couple – they are staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Washington D.C. and having to maintain two households while both being out of work during this ordeal
Cards can be purchased online here: https://www.harristeeter.com/ .

Other gifts can be a Target Gift Card so they can buy diapers and supplies for the baby

Chris is commuting back and forth from Hampton Roads several times a week in order to care for Neely’s daughter Noveigh and to work. A gas card would be incredibly helpful.
Any of these can be ordered online and sent by postal mail to:

Chris and Neely Vollette-Kist
c/o Ronald McDonald House1326 Quincy Street, N.E.Washington, D.C. 20017

or
Chris and Neely Vollette-Kist
310 Raleigh Ave
Hampton, VA 23661

They are unable to take phone calls right now, but if you’d like to shoot an email to Nan@vollette.com, she will print them out and bring them to the hospital for Neely and Chris to read.

I will be making a web site located at http://www.vollette.com/oleyen that will contain pictures of the baby and family, and updates on daily basis of how she is progressing…a blog if you will.
That site should be up and running in the next day or two, so feel free to spread the link around.

Thank you for all the well wishes and prayers. They are truly appreciated, and needed right now.

All our love from the Vollette Family, the Kist Family and the Vollette-Kist Family.

Lauren Vollette
Lauren@vollette.com