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John Travolta to his son Jett: “I miss you, I think of you every day”

He would have turned thirty on April 13, Jett Travoltaaffectionately called Jetty, eldest son of John Travolta And Kelly Preston. To remember him, the actor shared a beautiful shot of them together on Instagram, accompanied by a message full of love: «My dearest Jetty, I miss you more than words can express. I think of you every day. Happy birthday. With love, daddy ».

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Jett was just 16 when he passed away on January 2, 2009. The boy was with his family on vacation in the Bahamas and died after hitting his head on the edge of a bathtub, after a fall caused by an epileptic seizure, at least this is the official version.

Jett was autistic, but for a long time both Travolta and his wife, who passed away in 2020, have preferred to keep his health in secret. Guilt, it was rumored at the time, also of Scientology, of which the actors were among the most important members.

Travolta with his wife Kelly Preston, son Jett and second child Ella.

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Scientology, in fact, does not admit that neurological disorders may exist, nor the fact that these can be treated pharmacologically: for this reason Jett’s health problems would not have been adequately addressed, at least initially.

Only a few years after his death, the Travolts would speak publicly about autism. The first to do so was Kelly Preston, in 2012, in an interview with CBS. “Don’t believe most of the things they wrote. Jett was autistic, he suffered from seizures and when he was little he suffered from Kawasaki Syndrome, ”he told the broadcast The Doctor. Travolta, for his part, has never lost faith in Scientology: “He never left us for two years. I don’t know if I would have done it without their support. “ First with his wife, then after his passing in 2020, the actor is engaged with a foundation that takes care of children with special needs, as was his Jett.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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