LThe loss of a child is an unbearable pain for a parent. Which returns to be felt in a deeper way every year, on his birthday. He knows it well John Travolta: the actor dedicated the cutest of posts to his son Jett, who died in 2009 Instagram. Because April 13 Jetty Travolta would have turned 30.
John Travolta and the social dedication to his son Jett, who died in 2009
“My dear Jetty, I miss you more than words can tell. I think of you every day. Happy birthday. With love, your dad ».
These are the words that the Hollywood star has dedicated to the son on his 30th birthday. Next to the post is a black and white image of father and son, smiling, happy. Unaware of a fate that would separate them too soon.
Jetty’s death in 2009
Jett Travolta died in January 2009 while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas. He was 16. Suffering from Kawasaki syndrome, he suffered from seizures. And, just during one of these attacks, he fell hitting his head.
The actor with his wife Kelly Preston and son Jett in a 1997 shot (Getty)
After his death, there is no year, on his birthday, in which the actor does not give him a thought on social media. Just as did his wife, Kelly Preston, who died in 2020 after two years of battling breast cancer.
The pains in the life of the actor
In fact, Jett’s death it’s not the only pain in the actor’s life. After his disappearance, the movie star and Kelly Preston, formerly Bella’s parents, had another son, Benjamin. But happiness does not last long. The disease also takes away Kelly, “beloved wife and mother”: he was only 57 years old. Alongside the star, however, there are her children, Bella and Benjamin. And many memories, in the mind and in the heart.
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