how tragic- i can't imagine the pain of losing a child.

omg, this broke my heart. No one should ever lose their child..so so sad. My prayers are for their family. Didn't he have some illness? I remember hearing something about that.

I am so sorry for them. My condolences to the Travolta family.

He had Kawasaki disease. Very sad.

So sad, can't even imagine a tragedy like that. My prayers are with the Travolta family.

I feel so bad for them. RIP

sadness

Oh my....so very sad. They're in my prayers. Its always so heartbreaking when children die before their parents.

This us awful! Just sad
All my thoughts are with te Travoltas.

This is heartbreaking news, I give ALL my condolences to their family. I can't even imagine what they are going through.

This was such a shock. Bless them so soo much. I agree tootspawpaw, its horrible to see children die before their parents.

My condoleaances to the family. Mia Farrow lost her kid too last week and there's been news to day about Dr.Dre's son death. Its terrible to lose a child...

*Thoughts and prayers for the Travolta family and friends*
This is a tragedy no one should endure. May God give them strength to stand and grieve their loss.

rosynose, I'm pretty sure he was autistic. Either way, It's very sad.

my condolences to John and Kelly, it's hard for a parent to lose a child.

very sad

Yes Im hearing all this death of kids everywhere and its so tragic.
God bless and comfort this family and all these tragic events all around the world. I happen to like Travolta a lot along with the Cruise family.

Oh, this is so sad. I can't imagine. I feel horrible for them.

Don't have much good to say about this - I question how well his parents did by him, and he may have had a much better life if his parents were not Scientologists and his problems could have been treated.

It's very sad.

I just read that he wasn't being treated because Scientology doesn't allow it.

This is so sad - what a loss to the family.

My prays and thoughts go out to John and his family
it's a bad start to the new year

OMG THAT IS HORRIBLE MY PRAYERS ANE THOUGHTS GO OUT TO JOHN AND HIS FAMILY WHAT A WAY TO START THEIR NEW YEAR . MY GOD NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO WAKE UP TO SO WE SHOULD LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL

My deepest sympathies to the Travolta family. Losing a child is something no one should have to endure

I love Kelly Preston and I'm sure they did what they thought was right for their son. Poor Ella.

Awhh how sad!

I too have read that Jett was not being treated for his illnesses because of his parents' views on Scientology.

LemonOut - I agree with you.

This breaks my heart.

i heard about this when i logged into Yahoo....its horrible.....prayers for the family...

"I just read that he wasn't being treated because Scientology doesn't allow it."

papever that's what i thought too, i hope i am wrong because i have a son who had seizures and there is not one thing that i would withhold to cure or alleviate any further damage, i guess there beliefs are stronger which I've read are, they are so brain washed into believing medications are wrong and bad

Msmoney23, here is the quote:

"it's Kawasaki syndrome," Travolta said of his then-2-year-old son. Watch Travolta talk about his son's condition »

"It was that the immune system overreacts, because they have almost the equivalent of metallic chemical," Travolta said.

According to the American Heart Association, "About 80 percent of the people with Kawasaki disease are under age 5. Children over age 8 are rarely affected."

The causes of Kawasaki disease are unknown. Some scientists think it's caused by an infectious agent, such as a virus. Some studies have noted a link between the disease and carpet cleaning chemicals.

My condolences..

that is so sad.... how terrible

While it is always sad to see a person die young, I have to agree that he had troubles that "seemingly" were not addressed do to his parent's views of Scientology. Thus, I also question whether or not he really did have autism, rather than Kawasaki disease, which is primarily an Asian condition. It is sad to see people hide conditions of their children. It is refreshing to see how much Jenny McCarthey talks about her son and his troubles in such an honest and open way.

I just have to wonder how screwed up this Scientology crap makes people.

Jett was autistic. He may have also been effected by Kawasaki disease but that did not cause his developmental challenge. Scientologists consider people like Jett (and my son who is challenged in other ways) to be supressive persons so his developmental challenge was never addressed. Still, this is VERY sad for John and Kelly. No parents should have to bury a child. I'm sure they loved him and will miss him.

Iwillmarryunick people do not die from autisim, i thought thats what it was at first

I'd heard the same thing about the Scientology thing. I'd also heard they were too embarassed to be seen much with him. It was always about Ella.

Poor Jett.

How sad. I cannot even begin to imagine the pain of loosing a child.

How sad! My thoughts and prayers are with them.

As cruel as this might sound, I don't feel for John or Kelly. I feel for Jett and his sister Ella. No parent should lose a child, but they didn't help him at all. Now I don't know this for sure, however it has been widely reported that Jett was on the Autism spectrum and that John nor Kelly would treat him for it as Scientlogists believed that Autistic people are "degraded beings" and that they are weak, willing the affliction on themselves. They instead told everyone that he had Kawasaki Disease caused from toxins when they got their carpets cleaned. Kawasaki Disease and Autism are two EXTREMELY different afflictions. Kawasaki is a physiological disorder that affects the heart and arteries, lymph nodes and skin whereas Autism is a neurological disorder that affects social interactions, toleration of light, sounds, movement, change in diet, surroundings and people, touch...yeah, they sound very similar. It was also reported that he never spoke, another symptom of autism, and that he suffered from a seizure disorder. Scientlogists will not use pharmaceuticals to help with these disorders nor will they admit autistic people into treatment. If this was the case with Jett, I can't believe his parents would be brainwashed by a cult into not treating their son. I know I am going to be blasted for this, but it is child abuse if this was the case. Also, I am more than willing to eat crow if he didn't have autism and that whatever was wrong with him they were trying to treat, however with my psychology background I am pretty sure that Jett was suffering from autism, and for that I am so sorry for him.

My heart goes out to John and Kelly. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs but if not taking medication for his condition was the cause....I hope they reopen their minds....Peace...

d_ford no one should blast you for your opinion, i think he was not treated for his seizures and that caused him to seize and it was stated that he hit his head on the bath tub

pinkprincess, I would hope that no one would blast me but I have been blasted on here before because my opinion doesn't go with the norm. I had a strip torn off me when I griped about my mother in law!

I think that is was the cause was too and it is too sad. I know not all pharmaceuticals are good, but the majority save lives and had he been taking them, he probably would have been fine.

Pink Princess- I never stated that his disease killed him. Reread the post.

I was only talking about his troubles while he was alive.

i was just offering some information i was not attacking your comment, i agree with what you wrote

As much as I am saddened by this, I REALLY doubt that Jett had Kawasaki disease, mainly because it is does not primarily affect a child's behavior or mannerisms; in the contrary Autism definitely does.

I don't want to be rude to the Travolta family, but here is a link of a video of the family with Jett. After viewing the video, it is unmistakable that Jett had certain mannerism that can be attributed to autism.

http://x17video.com/celebrity_video/john_travolta/john_travolta_and_his_...

msmoney the picture i provided that was flagged, shows lots of facial characteristics of autism

Wow all this time I thought Jett was a cool skater type kid, without ever having seeing a picture of him ( I guess it was the name that threw me) I didn't know he was a sick kid. I've seen pictures of Ella is it? I guess she was the lucky one, the healthy one that got to go to premiers I also read that the care takeer found the boy the day after he went in the bathroom to shower or something. How utterly inconsiderate of their parents... I mean really who vacations with their kids and not bother to check on the "sick" one. I guess that's why they had a care taker I guess. I was really feeling sorry for the Travolta's but after reading something here and in other places I believe that kid is better off.

Well I'm glad other people had the guts to say what I was thinking.

He had a disorder that remained unaddressed and untreated because of his parent's "religious" beliefs and in my opinion withholding treatment from a sick child is tantamount to child abuse. In this instance it seemingly has lead to the death of a child and I hope this is investigated by the police.

I agree with LemonOut, I think he could have had a much better life if he didn't have the misfortune to be born to Scientologists.

As an adult you can choose to adhere to whatever crackpot beliefs you want, as a child he wasn't given that choice, and that's the tragedy in this situation.