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The Tragic Death of Jett Travolta (Details and Pics)

I'm not sure where your facts on Kawasaki Disease came from, but the American Heart Association has much different figures.

About 80 percent of the people with Kawasaki disease are under age five

Less than 1 percent of those who get it die.

Let's not cause a panic for families who may suffer from this disease.

My thoughts are with the Travolta family.

My heart goes out to John, Kelly & their family & friends. No parents should have to endure the death of their precious child & especially around the holidays. RIP Jett, you're another angel in heaven.

The comment about not sure where facts on Kawasaki was in regards to the article, not the other poster on this thread.

This might be a little biased, but an interesting look at the rejection of Autism by Scientology
“In the past there have been reports that Jett was autistic, but Travolta always denied it, saying instead that his son suffered from Kawasaki Syndrome, a disease characterized by high fever, skin rash and swelling of the lymph nodes. Travolta follows Scientology, which does not recognize autism.”

Source: http://www.nowpublic.com/health/jett-travolta-v…

WHY CAN'T WE LEAVE THE TRAVOLTA FAMILY OUT OF THE NEWS WHILE THEY GRIEVE THE LOSE OF A CHILD, NO MATTER WHAT HE DIED OF???? IT'S CALLED COMMON DECENCY …….BUT, THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO EXIST IN OUR SOCIETY ANYMORE, AND, HASN'T FOR SOME TIME NOW IT SEEMS……PRAY FOR THE TRAVOLTA FAMILY…..PRAY FOR OUR SICK COUNTRY…….

.. and prey for the banning of “All-caps” AND the return of sentence structure and grammar.

It is news Dianna, you are reading it, adding to it, its the world we live in [note "world", not country]. No one will stop this news train, it is far too gossip friendly.

That being said the Scientology angle is a little harsh, but it is interesting.

God Bless the Travoltas at this time in their lives. Pray for our fellowman that they will show great respect for their privacy. I can't imagine the pain.

Former Scientologist Tory Magoo discucces the Jett Travolta tragedy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Ed3nIwxpo

I was deeply saddened by the Travolta family's loss of their beloved and only precious son. It reminds me of Bill Cosby's sudden and tragic loss of his only beloved son. This makes me realize how precious life is, and how we don't know what's around the corner. So, I immediately hugged my three boys and saw what a blessing they are to my husband and myself. This tragedy shocked me into the reality of how short life is; and enjoy your loved ones, love them, and appreciate them as much as you possibly can while they are here with you.

Author please note:

Autism is not an “on/off” disorder: it is a spectrum of disorders where Autistic people have different abilities.

You cannot “tell” someone is on the autistic spectrum purely by the way they look. I note the author states “classic signs”

This said, and no matter the beliefs of any person, it is ultra-sad to hear the death of any child. Good luck to the Travoltas.

And while we're at it, let's PRAY for the return of correct spelling. “Pray” = to beseech God. “Prey” = hunted fodder. Not quite the same thing……. or maybe in the case of the poor hounded Travoltas, it is!

It also reminds me, Veda, of the tragic death of God's only beloved son, Jesus. Life certainly is precious but eternal life is even more precious and it was bought for us at the highest price possible. While we're praying for the Travolta family, let's pray for ourselves and the whole human family as well, that we might all appreciate what Jesus did for us.

First let me say that my heart and condolences go out to you on the loss of Jett. My prayers to God for Jett's salvation are all I can offer at a time like this. As a resident of Ocala, FL, I am hopeful that all of our residents will give your family the privacy you deserve at a time like this. Please don't let Ocala become a media circus over this as it did when Wesley Snipe's trial was happening. Your family and Jett deserve better than that!

Leaving his family alone would not have brought you to this site…..

This is such a sad story.

I'm curious what “classic signs of autism” you think the photos of Jett show (or don't show). As the parent of a child with autism, and someone who works in the field… I have first hand knowledge of at least one autism service provider who worked with Jett and the Travoltas.

Our autistic son also has a seizure disorder… something which is somewhat common amongst people with autism… and his seizures have been kept under control with medication.

I have no way of knowing what Jett's medical situation was, but generally speaking, but kids with autism benefit from early and consistent interventions, which flies in the face of the Scientology response to an autism diagnoses.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Travoltas, along with my hope that his health was not jeopardized by their religious beliefs.

Scientology doesn't recognize a lot of things including Homosexuality. If anything this will once again bring to light all the questions surrounding scientology and it's irresponsible stance on things it does not understand. This may or may not have been a freak accident or something totally unrelated to autism or the theory this boy had it. But there was definately something wrong with this child. It is very apparent. The man who found him was the guy photographed kissing Travolta on the mouth also. Another scientologist/photographer/nanny. All the way around weird to me. If this child died due to an illness that went untreated due to religious beliefs, that will be the greatest tragedy of all. Welcome to Scientology, Welcome to the Dark Ages. This is really very, very sad any way you look at it.

Having had a son with Kawasaki's Disease, I must tell you your facts are completely out of whack. Kawasaki's is a one time, ten day illness which is treatable. It is not chronic, nor could Jett still have been suffering from it. He could, however have suffered damage to his vascular system during his bout with the illness, making him prone to aneurysms–particularly if he did not recieve the appropriate treatment. I've never seen any data about seizures being a long term consequence of Kawasaki's and, believe me, I've done a lot of research on it. My son, who coincidentally suffered his bout at the same time as Jett, is also 16 and has had no lasting effects from Kawasaki's at all. Also: autism characteristics are extremely varied and are often visually undetectable. It is not something experts would ever try to diagnose from pictures! The facts in your article paint a clear picture of the quality of the reporting on this site.

that is so sad i wish the family best. i was told he had a seizer and hit his head on something. I know someone with autism and he has that same disease. He is in the hospital and i was told he is going 2 die very soon. I know what it feels like 2 lose a close loved one and i wish the Travolta family the best and i will pray for them.

hey retard! look up your facts! 80% of kids who have had kawasaki's are YOUNGER than 5. it does not have an 80% fatality rate!!!! omg!!!!

look up your facts before you publish! you need to correct them, they are FALSE!!!!! FALSE!!!! FALSE!!!

wow

what a mess of an article.

please do some research before you post this trash (I love the speculation of medical problems due to a swollen neck????)

To the poster who said, “Travolta follows Scientology, which does not recognize autism.”

What a perfectly ridiculous statement for you to make.

Having been a Scientologist for 30 years, I can tell you that what Scientologists object to is, the OVER diagnosis of Autism and ADD/ADHD and the resulting OVER prescription of dangerous drugs.

Either do your homework or don't bother posting.

SniperDoc

it's one thing losen a son but it being on the new is another. from out side looking in on your family the travoltas family looked so happy, you cant say anymore than sorry for your lose but im truely sorry. thinking of the pain your going throw, the next few mounths will be hard but for you, your family, and friends keep your head high and be strong. he will always be rememberd and never forgoten. now he lives in you travolta all the best

Less than one percent of Kawasaki sufferers die from the disease, as opposed to the EIGHTY PERCENT stated in your article. That is not a negligible oversight. More research should be done before people are allowed to write absolute bullshit on an international website.

My prayers go out to the Travolta family. I realize that everyone wants answers but in regaurds to the the artical above please get your facts straight before you cause a world wide panic about Kawasaki's disease I am a 26 year old mother of a 2 1/2 year old beautiful little girl who this past September was admitted to Yale New Haven Childrens hospital where she was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease and treated. First of all the discription is true high fevers for 5 days or longer, rash on the torso, abnormal high platelet levels, swelling of lymph node in the neck, strawberry tongue, peeling of the the skin on the fingers and toes and in my daughters case do to it being an Auto Immune Vessel consticting disease she also had an enlarged liver which is common. Although all of these sound serious without treatment only 20 percent of the children end up with future heart problems and 1 perecent may result in death, but because 20 percent is to high a number to chance, they treat all cases with an immuneglobin which is an antibody infused into the infected person over a 5 hour period where they are monitored very closely and then after being fever free for 36 hours released on baby aspirin with appoinments which in our case Yale has a Kawasaki clinic so we brought her there once a month for an echocardiogram, ekg and blood work as well as seeing a pediatric cardiologist that specializes with children with kawasaki disease. It is now January and do to non-changing results and lowered bloodwork levels she is off the aspirin and her next appointment is 1 year from now. Kawasaki's can be very serious and it's very scarey to those who have to go through it but don't confuse fact with speculation especially to the public because even though I myself work in the medical field and know alot about certain aspects such as cardio vascular and now Kawasakis disease do to my daughter I still don't know everything and the false facts listed in your artical caught my attetion and scared me because now I'm wondering if my daughter is at risk for seizures and the comment about 80 percent dying by the age of 5 is so off it's scarey I had to call the clinic for reassurence. One more fact to those out there Kawasaki's has no test to tell if someone has it, it is a collection of multiple symtoms but most important 1 being fever for 5 days or longer kawasakis's can not be diagnosed w/o the fever because w/o the fever it is NOT kawasaki disease. I hope this helps all those parents that are or were in my shoes… Again my prayers are with the Travoltas.

Spotted

I think people should respect John and his family and let them be .

so sorry and sad at the tragic loss of ur wonderfull son will be remered R.I.P JETT XX Karen Atkinson rochdale ENGLAND

People do not turn into angels when they die-although a common misunderstanding.

My Thoughts & Prayers are with The Travolta Family!!!!

John and Kelly…my heart goes out to you and your family. I feel so close and can even feel the loss as I grew up with you and yours via film. My very best wishes for strength and deepest sympathy.
Debra Wilson

Thanks for clearing that up Becky. Can you please elaborate on exactly what happened to you the last time you died?

to the travolta family..i send you my deepest sympathy . a loss of a child is something that no parent is ever prepared for. your heart is surely torn in a million pieces. i hope that with the love and wonderful memories your son left behind ..will be some kind of closure to help you cope with this pain. he has not left you but is only one step ahead from you ,,where he waits for one day to be united with you ..my prayers goes to your family…from…a mother point of view.

My heart goes out to john travolta and kelly preston for the loss of their child, whether jett (may he rest in peace) has kawasaki disease or autism, he was stil their flesh and blood, and a parents loss of a child is nightmare that they will probably spend many years or maybe never getting over, and by keeping him out of the public eye most of his life was the best thing that these parents could do because we all know that the public could very cruel toward a person who has special needs, no matter what they are. So john and kelly mourn the loss of your child like any of us so called normal people would do. Ignore the garbage and trash magazine, most of us do.

Absolutely untrue that 80% of Kawasaki Disease sufferers die by the age of 5! Most go on to lead normal lives without any after effects. Too much diarrhea of the mouth here.

Folks, don't believe everything you read online…

jean my love, prays and sympathy go out to the travolta family. i know what they are going through, cause i am a mother who lost a son 15 years ago. it was not do to some disease, but through a car accident. he was 27 years old, and believe me it still hurts. yes it is something that a parent should never go through. god bless you and watch over you.

Hi John:
this is bridgett, I love you, I hope you work thru this one alright. I thought today about some things to help you along at this time. A living plant for the garden memorial, to all that visit the house afterwards. I was thinking of tulips in his favorite color would be most pleasent at such a sad time, nut many hands would make light work, somethng to be there always of his spirit that lives in his sences around you.

Bridgett b. avila…….
619-428-1873 call me.