John Travolta pays moving tribute to his son Jett, who tragically died at the age of 16

This Saturday April 13, 2024, Jett Travolta should have celebrated 32 years old. But the eldest son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston died on January 3, 2009 of a heart attack following the Kawasaki disease. A real drama for the Travolta family. Every year, the 70-year-old actor does not fail to pay tribute to his son, who left too early.

So, this Saturday, April 13, 2024, John Travolta took to his Instagram account to pay tribute to Jett. The actor reveals a new photo in which we can see his very young son, in the arms of his mother Kelly Preston. “Happy birthday, my Jett. Not a day goes by without you being with me!”, he wrote in the caption of this Instagram post. A touching tribute which shows how much the actor continues to think of his son despite his death in 2009.

John Travolta mourns the loss of his son and wife

With such a publication, emotion was obviously there. Many Internet users have given their support to John Travolta. In the comments bar we can read messages of support like: “He will always be in your heart forever and ever. And you will see him and her again.” Or : “We will never forget him! Neither him nor Kelly.”

Words that probably warmed the heart of John Travolta who, as a reminder, also lost his wife. Indeed, after the loss of his son in 2009, John Travolta had to deal with the loss of his wife Kelly Preston, died July 12, 2020 as a result of breast cancer.

What is Kawasaki disease that killed John Travolta’s son?

For information, Kawasaki disease is a childhood illness characterized by inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body. Its cause is still unknown but the infectious route is favored. Inflammation of blood vessels, also called vasculitis, also affects the heart, causing the most serious problems.

For John Travolta and Kelly Preston, seeing their child sick was very difficult. “It’s true that at one point his body, his weight, his health, his well-being, everything obsessed us,” confided the Pulp Fiction actor at the time. Unfortunately, Kawasaki disease ended up taking their son Jett in 2009. The latter died of a heart attack, which is one of the serious complications of the disease, even if in three-quarters of cases, the disease progresses favorably. without intervention. As a reminder, John Travolta is also the father of Ella Bleue Travolta (born April 3, 2000) and Benjamin Travolta (born November 23, 2010).

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