THEOn April 13, the day when Jett Travolta would have turned 33 years old, his father John chose to remember him with a touching post on Instagram. The actor shared a vintage photo in which he holds his child’s son in his arms, while the baby has fun playing with his ears. «Happy birthday Jett, I miss you very much. I will love you forever “wrote in the captionletting all the pain and affection that still bind him to the disappeared son to transpire. The post immediately generated a strong wave of emotion between fans and colleagues, who responded with words of comfort.
A devastating loss
Jett died suddenly in January 2009, at 16, during a holiday with his family at the Bahamas. Struck by an epileptic crisis, he beat his head on the edge of the bathtub, losing his life instantly, after his father John tried to revive him without success for a few minutes. A tragedy that deeply marked the life of the past family. The actor and his deceased wife, the actress Kelly Preston, had often publicly talked about their pain. “The truth is that I didn’t know if I would make it,” he had confessed overwhelmed in 2014 during an event in London. “I didn’t care about life, so it took a lot to heal”. Kelly, who disappeared in 2020 for breast cancer, had always called their “angel”.
The special bond between John Travolta and his son Jett
The link between John and Jett remains alive even after so many years. Overwhelmed has often told how paternity has transformed it. After the birth of Jett, in 1992, he declared: “I can’t imagine my life without him.” He also said he had kept him in his arms for hours as a newborn, without wanting to let him go even for medical checks. Today, next To his children Ella Bleu, 25 years old, and Benjamin, 14, John continues to remember Jett with deep affection. Each anniversary, every birthday, is an opportunity to reiterate that a father’s love does not know the passage of time.
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