travolta's 16 year old son died

[Liberal_in_LA]

the moderators locked another thread that claimed Travolta had died.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/02/john-travoltas-son-dies/

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[SoCalDem]

10. Here's a neighbor's "take" on their treatment of Jett (non treatment)

http://www.hollywoodinterrupted.com/archives/travolta_family_travesty_wild_hogs_star_gives_own_autistic_son_the_silent_treatment.phtml


TRAVOLTA FAMILY TRAVESTY: Wild Hogs Star Gives own Autistic Son the Silent Treatment - May 10, 2007


Hollywood's latest global warming expert John Travolta recently sent a chill through the Florida neighborhood where he parks his beloved private jets.



The celebrity Scientologist couple in a rare,
early publicity photo with the source of
their shame, son Jett.


Tim and Patricia Kenny, proud parents of a 4 year-old autistic girl, believe that it might be time for Child Protective Services to look into John Travolta and wife Kelly's negligence in acknowledging their son Jett's reported autism. "I don't think it's a stretch to call their treatment of Jett child abuse," Ocala, Florida restaurant manager Tim Kenny tells Hollywood, Interrupted. Kenny claims he met Travolta at his restaurant in February, and, after "comping" the movie star and his daughter a meal per restaurant policy for celebrities, he asked him, "as one autistic child's father to another," if he "was doing anything special in terms of therapy" for Jett. Aghast, Travolta responded, "Well, we involve him in the arts." Then, he offered to send Kenny a book, and high-tailed it out of the restaurant.

snip


Militant Mama Kelly at a
Scientology hate march

Joking aside, the Kennys are "disgusted by" Travolta. They claim that Travolta has turned down invitations to participate in autism fundraisers, and most recently refused to participate in a local celebrity golf tournament if a connection to autism advocacy was promoted. The organizers of the charity tournament scheduled at the Golden Hills Country Club in November are alleged to have changed the billing from an autism event to the more generic "fundraiser for disabled children" to accommodate the star. Calls to event organizer, the Family Resources Coalition, were not returned by post time.

The Kennys also claim that Kelly and John "let Jett sit in front of video games all day eating junk food, while they eat the best organic food money can buy. They exclude Jett from all social events because they are embarrassed." "Once," reports Kenny, "when Kelly took him to the movies, Jett started to have a meltdown and Kelly pointed at the nanny and ordered, 'Take care of it.'" "Jett does not speak at all," confirms Kenny. "He has not even been taught how to communicate. We struggle every week to pay for our daughter's therapy. How dare he ruin his own son's chances of recovering! We want to get the word out on this."

[KamaAina]

13. "The source of their shame"?!

If anyone described me as "the source of KaMakuahineOKamaAina's shame", she'd slap them silly. And she is not normally a vioent person by any means.

Sadly this is not an uncommon reaction. Another celebrity in a similar (though less extreme) situation of denial is Sylvester Stallone vis-a-vis his son Seargeoh (sic).

[SoCalDem]

16. I forgot all about Sly's son..

I don't really mind celebs keeping their kids out of the limelight though.. I never knew anything about wither of these young boys..or their health issues:(

[KamaAina]

19. Well, true enough, but you can still be involved in the cause

I don't really mind celebs keeping their kids out of the limelight though

Of course not. But some celebrity autism parents (e.g., Dan Marino, Doug Flutie, Jenny McCarthy) have chosen to put themselves in the limelight on behalf of the cause, rather than proving that denial is not just a river in Egypt. :eyes:

[Peregrine]

29. Really shouldn't put Flute and McCarthy in the same sentence

One spouts unsubstantiated accusations and supports woo. The other actually works in the framework of science-based medicine.

[KamaAina]

33. I'd certainly pick Flutie, or Marino, or almost anybody else, given the choice

but at least La Jenny will admit in public that her son has autism, which is more than can be said for some.

[ColbertWatcher]

17. What a shameful mess.

As a father myself, I'm sorry for Travolta, but belonging to a cult is no excuse for child abuse.

That picture of his "wife" is frightening.

I hope this will bring more light to the dangerous practices of this cult.

[Lifetimedem]

32. BUT bad things do not happen to "GOOD" Scientologists

The real source of their embarrassment is that the son reflects THEIR "spiritual" condition.

They are all nuts

[ColbertWatcher]

34. I hope his medical needs were not denied because of his parent's "beliefs". n/t

[LostinVA]

41. Of course they were -- Kelly Preston

is a shill ala Cruise for Scientology, most notably through her work with the Children's Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC), using them as a front to advance the Xenuists' agenda.

Jett couldn't have had Kawaskai's Syndrome.

[ColbertWatcher]

44. Sadly, so is Travolta himself.

I wonder if he feels he has no other choice but to do whatever the cult tells him to so that he can have contact with his son?

I hope he gets out.

He would have far more support by leaving the cult than by staying in.

[LostinVA]

40. Preston tricked Oprah into publicly supporting that Scientology "child health"organization

The name escapes
I didn't know until this thread that Jett was so severely autistic.

[ColbertWatcher]

45. You'd think Oprah would know better.

I wonder if Oprah is in the cult now too?

[JanMichael]

21. ummm yeah. Sounds like this clown hangs out with the Travolta's

and knows all about what their kids do during the day.

Utter horseshit.

I doubt the parents eat "the best organic food money can buy" while the child eats crap.

[Cronus Protagonist]

27. How DARE you!

How DARE you inject sanity into a DU pile-on for an easy celebrity drubbing!

:)

[ColbertWatcher]

35. Either that or, he's trying to slip in an advertisement for his restaurant. n/t

[Joanne98]

2. Hmmm.. he's the spitting image of his father!

[LisaM]

3. What happened? n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. I'm sorry to hear that...

16 is far too young to die.

Do you have a link?

[Warpy]

5. Link with real pic

http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/02/john-travoltas-son-dies/

Condolences to the family.

[Dover]

14. Oh I'm so sad to hear this...

I had never seen a picture of Jett, so did a quick search.
Heartbreaking...

http://celebroyaltykids.web-log.nl/royalty_celeb_kids/celebkids_jett_ella_travolta/index.html
(VERY long download for dialup).

[Cronus Protagonist]

30. Awww what a little cutie he was, and he was clearly loved

Sad to hear the news.

[I Have A Dream]

6. That's a picture to this link.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/01/02/2009-01-02_matron_fired_for_leaving_mentally_disabl.html

[Cronus Protagonist]

7. Man, that's a sad, sad case

I often wonder why people who are that heartless take jobs with the disabled.

[malaise]

48. The most striking sentence in the article at your link is

The prosecutor said Hockaday failed to report Rivera was on the bus because she didn't want to miss an appointment.

Sources told the Daily News Hockaday was running late for church, and assumed one of the other bus company employees would spot Rivera.

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No wonder I avoid church people.

[Cronus Protagonist]

8. Kawasaki Disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_disease

The cardiac complications are, by far, the most important aspect of the disease. Kawasaki disease can cause vasculitic changes (inflammation of blood vessels) in the coronary arteries and subsequent coronary artery aneurysms. These aneurysms can lead to myocardial infarction (heart attack) even in young children. Overall, about 10–18% of children with Kawasaki disease develop coronary artery aneurysms with much higher prevalence among patients who are not treated early in the course of illness. Kawasaki disease and rheumatic fever are most common causes of acquired heart disease among children in the United States.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Looks like he may have died of myocardial infarction.

[ColbertWatcher]

24. So, he diagnosed his son himself?

What qualified medical doctor gave that diagnosis?

I hope this will bring more light to the dangerous practices of this cult.

[Lifetimedem]

31. My daughters best friend

Had this. She had a major coronary at age 26, no one locally had a clue to reach a diagnosis. Finally Mayo Clinic ( ater telling her she had cancer of the heart) diagnosed it.

They did extensive surgery on her . She has had a couple of children and is doing well today.

[eyeontheprize]

37. Prognosis

With early treatment, rapid recovery from the acute symptoms can be expected and the risk of coronary artery aneurysms greatly reduced. Untreated, the acute symptoms of Kawasaki disease are self-limited (i.e. the patient will recover eventually), but the risk of coronary artery involvement is much greater. Overall, about 2% of patients die from complications of coronary vasculitis. Patients who have had Kawasaki disease should have an echocardiogram initially every few weeks, and then every 1–2 years to screen for progression of cardiac involvement.

It is also not uncommon that a relapse of symptoms may occur soon after initial treatment with IVIG. This usually requires re-hospitalization and retreatment. Treatment with IVIG can cause allergic and non-allergic acute reactions, aseptic meningitis, fluid overload and, rarely, other serious reactions. Aspirin may increase the risk of bleeding from other causes and may be associated with Reye's syndrome. Overall, life-threatening complications resulting from therapy for Kawasaki disease are exceedingly rare, especially compared with the risk of non-treatment.

[ColbertWatcher]

42. "the risk of non-treatment" Interesting. n/t

[supernova]

9. Condolences to the Travolta family

:-(

Just tragic.

[merci_me]

11. A parent shouldn't have to bury their child

My thoughts are with the Travolta family.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. My condolences to the Travolta family at this sad time.

May Jett rest in peace.

[sundog]

15. sad

regardless of how you feel about travolta

:(

[DainBramaged]

18. We should not have to ever bury our children, no matter who they are

but all too often, we do. My deepest sympathies, even though I KNOW JT will never read this. A fan for life.

[Stinky The Clown]

20. A parent burying a child is horrible.

No parent should have to bear that. Tragically, many do.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

22. so so sad.

my thoughts are with the Travolta family.

[Trajan]

23. Pitiful ....

My condolences to the Travolta family .....

Poor child ....

[Giant Robot]

25. At work with pics of Little Robot in front of me

I cannot imagine the pain of what losing her would be like. I'm not a fan of your work Mr. Travolta, but if you ever read this, you have my sincerest condolences and I hope there are plenty of warm memories to hold on to of your son.

[Dover]

26. Update: He died of a seizure

UPDATE: 4:00 PM ET -- Travolta's attorney Michael Ossi says Jett suffered a seizure at his family's vacation home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he died on scene.


The actor and his family were on vacation at the Old Bahama Bay hotel on the Grand Bahama island, when Jett fell and hit his head on the bathtub, a source told Access on Friday at 10 AM PST.


Following the accident, Jett Travolta was taken to Rand Memorial Hospital in the Bahamas...

When contacted by Access Hollywood, an employee at the Old Bahama Bay hotel, where Travolta owns several beachfront units, said she was "not allowed to talk about ."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/02/jett-travolta-dies-son-of_n_154877.html

[ColbertWatcher]

28. His attorney said this?

What attending medical professional can confirm this?

What "attempts" were made to revive him?

What "attempts" were made to get him qualified medical help?

I hope this will bring more light to the dangerous practices of this cult.

[JSK]

36. Happy 2009

Oh good lord, another tragedy. And I was so looking forward to a new year.

We got a call this AM telling us that a 54 yr old friend dropped dead yesterday. He went out for cigarettes and when he didn't return after some time, his wife walked outside to look for him and found him lying in the driveway. p.s. he was an RN in the cardiac unit.

[npincus]

38. Odd thing... TMZ update says Jett last seen going into bathroom yesterday

and was found by the caretaker TODAY at 10AM... Jeez, the kid was 16, didn't his PARENTS care to check in on him when he didn't come back from the bathroom? Were they running around doing celebrity-shit?

WTF?

There may be something very telling in the details of this story, as to when he hit his head, where his parents were, and could he have been saved if anyone was watching after him?


http://www.tmz.com/

UPDATE 5:15 PM ET -- Police just released more details. According to a report, Jett was last seen going into the bathroom at their private suite at the Old Bahama Bay Resort sometime yesterday. The body was discovered by the caretaker, Jeff Michael Kathrein (pictured bottom right with Travolta in 2006), at 10:00 AM today. The report says Jett suffered from seizures.

[Blue_Roses]

39. so sad...

:cry:

[sundog]

43. *waiting patiently for gd to start dumping on him*

[sniffa]

46. Xenu Damn It!

[dems_rightnow]

47. How sad.

My thoughts and well-wishes to the family, who have had their hearts ripped out. :cry: