OlderJett Travolta Dead at 16 (John Travolta’s Son)
Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of John Travolta has died after suffering a seizure at his family’s vacation home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island.
Travolta’s attorney, Michael Ossi, tells Reuters that attempts were made to revive him, but he died at the scene.
Access reports Jett fell and hit his head on a bathtub at the hotel. TMZ reports Jett was taken to the Rand Memorial Hospital.
Travolta, 54, wife Kelly Preston, 46, and their family had been vacationing in the Bahamas. Travolta and Preston also have a daughter, Ella, 8.
Travolta has said Jett suffered from Kawasaki Syndrome (a condition that leads to heart disease in rare cases). Preston has also said Jett suffered from asthma and blamed household cleaners, fertilizers and pesticides for sparking the condition. According to People, she credited a detoxification program based on the writings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard with helping to improve Jett’s health.
Our deepest condolences go out to the Travolta family and friends.
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Mi mas sentido pesame para la familia Travolta,, Jett aun era muy joven,, Descanse en Paz…
I send my heartfelt condolences to the John, Kelly, and their family. May God comfort you during this difficult time.
I am so sad to hear this =(
All my prayers go out to the Travolta Family in their loss of their dear son Jett !
God Bless You All,
Courtney Keene
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Make sure that you do not confuse me with MR. BLONDE.
How dare you bunch of FREAKS
dare to talk about that poor dead child like this.
And you should end up with a cold sore on your ass cracks,
for the way that you are being so disrespectful.
Shame on you.
You are making it bad for the rest of us.
Go and pick on Madonna.
She is tuff. She love attention.
Leave these people alone, for a week or two at the least.
I feel for the whole family, John, Kelly and Ella, I can only imagine what they are going through, and I wish them strength and peace to get through this.
At this point this grave loss for the Travolta/Preston families should be the only thing we are concerned about. No matter what was or wasn’t of if anybody feels these parents beliefs are right or wrong they LOST their son suddenly without warning. I’m sure there are no words for their devastation and their emptiness. May they be able to find their breath before very long.
Jared….your headline is very course.
Surely there is a softer, gentler way of headlining this dreadful tragedy.
This is not the first time you have had such a bad way with words.
Try and exercise some compassion will you.
Jennifer @ 01/02/2009 at 5:06 pm John Travolta and Kelly Preston should be arrested and convicted for NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE.
Well said,,,, agrees,,, I am with you here.. Im the parent of a handicapped child,,,, and SHE has had help with her disability.
** This is a difficult and very sad situation for Travolta family.
My condolence to the family members..**
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However, please …
Someone could explain WHY Jett was last seen on Jan 01,09 and the nanny just discovered his body on the bathroom the NEXT day.
** How could NOBODY in the whole family notice his absentee for a WHOLE day ? ?????
Did he have a lunch or dinner with his dad, mom and sister ?? **
I cant understand WHY they just found him A DAY later ?
03 Jan 2009 05:12 pmhttp://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/01/what-killed-jet.html
What Killed Jett Travolta?
We may never know, but a new report from TMZ says it was the result of a seizure and was discovered swiftly by nanny, Jeff Kathrein, a photographer and fellow Super Adventure Club member:
Police have said the last time anyone saw Jett was when he went to the bathroom on January 1. His body was discovered by nanny Jeff Kathrein the next day at 10 AM. In fact, McDermott and Ossi say it appears Jett went back and forth to his room and the fatal injury occurred “very shortly” before Jett was found on the bathroom floor — McDermott called it a “small window of time.”
McDermott and Ossi tell us two nannies were present on the trip and Jeff was by his side 24/7. There was a baby monitor device by Jett’s side and there was also a chimer in the bathroom when the door opened.
An autopsy will not reveal autism, but it might help clear up some details. Quite why a 16-year-old needed a 24-hour nanny and a baby monitor device remains unclear. Kawasaki Syndrome is not among the likely reasons. A reader who copes with seizures writes:
There are many different sorts of seizures. I have the type where I lose consciousness. It sounds like Jett did as well. I had one on Saturday, and so when I heard this news, I immediately thought about my medication regimen, my home safety, and so on.
I have no idea if Jett had autism, but it is established that he had seizures. Typically, if a person has several seizures over a period of time, and has an atypical EEG, anti-epilepsy drugs (AED’s) are prescribed. I would wonder if he was taking the appropriate drugs, given their public statements and their supposed religious beliefs. If he was not, they are probably now living in their own capital H hell.
People do die from seizures, and can die in several different ways.
A protracted seizure, usually tonic-clonic, where a person loses consciousness, left untreated can cause death - status epilepticus. Obviously, while seizing, people can drown, even in a bathtub. SUDEP is Sudden Unexpected Death in a person with Epilepsy, in which a person is found dead, and 1. the death is unwitnessed, so the cause is not known, but the 2. fact is established that a person had a history of seizures, 3. is otherwise physically healthy, and 4. there isn’t an obvious cause of death. There isn’t a way to talk about statistics associated with it that I know of ~ the risk seems to be attached with how well a person is controlled, compliance with their AED’s, age, seizure history.
Anyway, people on the epilepsy boards are pouring out sympathy to the family, because it is a reality we all push to the back corners of our mind, until we are reminded of the possibility. People are also now busy trying to cram their fears back into those corners and have a normal Saturday, Sunday and so forth.
If Jett Travolta’s seizures remained untreated for theological reasons, the debate is just starting.
be thankful you were not in this kids shoes no medicine for your ills your whole life and no pre natal care either…wow…and whatever the kid had we were never made aware of his condition or how to help others like him too bad too many dark secrets..who was this kids doctor? is he stepping forth??
I feel their pain. I am so sorry for their loss. I don’t wish this on anybody.
I lost my son too 5 years ago. The pain is horrible.
Maybe John and Kelly will WAKE UP and realise that their adherence to the rantings and ravings of a science fiction writer is at best FICTION and should not ever be followed as if it were legitimate medical practice.
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NO Tom Cruise you DO NOT have a medical degree nor did your cult leader L RON Hubbard. Medical negligence is just the tip of the iceberg for this malicious cult. Goes to show that with all the money and fame in the world - you can have no common sense.
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And NO it is NOT a religion - anyone who calls it that needs to do some research - it is a dangerous cult - after your money and your mind.
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my prayer and condolences for Travolta family :(
wonderful, you’ve had your rant for the day. now do you think you might show a little compassion for a 16 year old boy who has died and also for the parents who have lost a son. or is your hatred of scientology preventing you from doing that. dangerous cult; i would suppose it is. however, christianity was thought to be a dangerous cult by the roman empire so much so that people who believed in jesus christ were fed to the lions.
I am so sorry for their loss. I will keep them in my prayers.
RIP sweet Jett !
My heartfelt condolences to the family. Know that Jett is now in God’s comforting hands and is healthy forever more.
My daughter lost her young son to cancer. It was one of the most difficult times of our lives. From youngest to oldest. My Kim the young boys mom taught me to mourn and to let it happen as it will. We have never stopped talking about our darling Aaron even many years later. I know the memories of your dear son will comfort you as time goes by. My love and best to your family. Pat Wootan
dude this is sad!
r.i.p, my thoughts and prayers with the travoltas
im so sorry john. i really am. i couldnt imagine being without my son but i can almost feel what your going through. my prayers are with you.
Sounds like a rumor, #194. Preston’s only known kids are the ones she had with Travolta.
Plot to kill, #201? Are you insane?
Also, Will Smith is not a Scientologist.
Will Smith isn’t a Scientologist, #207.
How could you say such idiotic things #208?
When did the article say such things, #209?
How do you know they were negligent, #220?
Don’t be so paranoid, #237.
Scientologists believe in medicine, #263.
How could you say something like that, #302?
Assuming there WAS negligent homicide at all you mean, #333.
the worst thing that can happen in life, must be the death of your child, no matter how old of young that child is, its frightening just thinking about it. My thoughts are with all the family and their friends. god bless
87 children died in Gaza today.
Silent Scream @ 01/04/2009 at 5:17 pm
God two handed two da Palinstans. NOOOOOOOOBODY does “victim’ like they do!
Sorry about the kids. But the kids’ parent’s seem to like electing folks with ADD.
What a terrible tragedy. I just lost my 21-year-old daughter to leukemia. It is just wrong. It is not the nature of the way things should be. It will be a long and hard road for John and his wife. I don’t wish this pain on anyone because it is so severe. It’s something that you will never get over as a parent. Never.
Thoughts , Prayers & Peace, May God Bless You !
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