Jett Died After 'Seizure,' Not Head Trauma

(NEWSER) - John Travolta and Kelly Preston have kept a low profile since losing their son Jett to a seizure in January, but friends tells People the family isn’t closing itself off. “They aren’t secluding themselves or paralyzed,” says one who’s seen them recently. “Nothing awkward and no topics to dance around.” The couple is leaning heavily on Scientology, too, adds another. More»

Activist can't say if Jett also had autism

(NEWSER) - The Travolta tragedy hit close to home for former Playmate Jenny McCarthy, whose autistic son also suffers from seizures. “My heart went out to them—such compassion and understanding for what they’ve gone through,” McCarthy told Access Hollywood. “Looking at Jett, I cried out of fear for my own son, and for, I can’t even tell you how many children with autism.” More»

(NEWSER) - Jett Travolta had a beaming smile and a boy's love of the water, but he was never heard speaking, and even the family's closest friends never knew what ailments he had, reports People. "I observed that he was significantly mentally handicapped," says actress Anne Archer. "John always communicated to him as if Jett could completely understand him. It was a kind of sweet exchange, where he was just happy with anything that Jett offered. Anything." More»

Travolta flies son's ashes home

(NEWSER) - John Travolta’s parting words to his son were “I’m sorry, Jett,” as he held the teen’s body at the hospital, Inside Edition reports. Jett’s ambulance driver witnessed Travolta’s heartbreak throughout the ordeal, and reflected that “I think he meant, ‘I'm sorry, Jett. I did all I could do.’” Travolta himself performed CPR on the teen in the ambulance. "He was crying. His eyes were red," says the EMT. "I remember him looking up at the ceiling and saying, 'God, please help me.'" More»

Seizure meds are painful, often ineffective

(NEWSER) - An autopsy later today may answer the questions surrounding Jett Travolta's untimely death, but the seizures he suffered remain largely shrouded in mystery. Epilepsy is a catch-all diagnosis for those who suffer seizures—which can be caused by infections, autism, head trauma, even medications, a neurologist tells USA Today. Treatment can be painful, and is ineffective a third of the time. More»