john travolta's family suffered a tragic loss today as he and wife kelly preston's 16 year old son jett suffered a seizure and passed away in the bahamas today. jett, who has been kept out of the public eye (while his sister ella is almost always with her parents on red carpets), is said to have suffered from autism and little known about kawasaki disease, which causes cardiac complications. because of the family's scientology beliefs, the disease was most likely not properly treated with medication when jett was younger and may have caused the later problems he faced. is that abuse in some way? i don't know, but it seems like something could have been done to address the issue. as well, not coming out publicly about details about jett makes the travoltas and scientology even shadier. the religion does not acknowledge disorders like autism and, therefore, the actor pair may have been unwilling to become spokespeople for the condition. but, look at parents of autistic children, like jenny mccarthy, that have done so much for the disorder and made it so well known. the travoltas could have been that voice and that fact that they've seemed to ignore the fact is just wrong.
that's really all i have for today. hopefully the family will release some sort of statement that talks all about what exactly was wrong with jett.
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