Travolta & Preston lose son

I think the flap was that there was a thought that the child was Autistic, and Travolta claimed that he suffered from Kawasaki disease.

His son was generally kept out of the public eye (which, is not a bad thing for a celebrity child, regardless).

My thoughts are with his family. What a terrible way to begin the new year.

How horrible, my thoughts are also with his family.

Wow, it must be so hard to have your child die, poor them.

This is so sad. =[ I'll keep the family in my thoughts.

Such a terrible thing for any family to deal with, but somehow it's even more tragic at this time of year.

My heart really goes out to them.

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This is awful. Too often, I guess I forget that rich, famous people aren't invincible or exempt from family tragedies.

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here you go...

https://omg.yahoo.com/news/john-travoltas-son-dies-in-bahamas/17114?nc

Condolences to Mr. Travolta's family!

J*

My thoughts and prayers are with them. So sad.

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What a horrible tragedy to lose your child. God bless.

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Oh, that's truly terrible. The best to his family.

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My heart goes out to the family (no father should have to outlive his son), but it's hard for me to put the idea out of my mind that the boy's death could have been prevented if they believed in using actual medicines and scientific procedures instead of Scientology.

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So, so sad. The toughest thing I ever went through was loosing a sibling. And it wasn't even what *I* had lost, but watching the devestation it had on my parents. Very, very, hard. My thoughts and prayers are with them.

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"Although Scientology publicly states that they don't interfere with individual Scientologists taking prescribed medication, several former members have reported being told to stop taking prescription drugs and suffering negative consequences if they went ahead and kept taking them. Since these drugs were prescribed for serious medical conditions, including epilepsy and Grave's disease, these individuals were at serious risk if they stopped taking the medication.

Finally, Scientology claims that taking aspirin (used for treating Kawasaki Syndrome) interferes with forming mental images, so participants are forbidden from getting auditing for 24 hours after taking aspirin."

"Kawasaki disease is a syndrome of unknown cause that mainly strikes young children.
Signs of the disease include fever and red eyes, hands, feet, mouth, and tongue.
The disease can be treated with high doses of aspirin (salicylic acid) and gamma globulin.
Kawasaki disease usually resolves on its own within a month or two.
Some children with Kawasaki disease suffer damage to the coronary arteries."

Scientology and Drugs

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Updated On: 1/3/09 at 10:38 AM