'Heartbroken' Travolta's first statement on son's death
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By Super Admin
London
(ANI):
'Heartbroken'
John
Travolta
and
wife
Kelly
Preston
have
spoken
of
their
grief
on
the
death
of
their
son
Jett
in
their
first
public
statement.
The
couple's
16
year
old
son
is
thought
to
have
died
after
hitting
his
head
on
a
bathtub
following
a
seizure
in
the
family's
holiday
home,
Old
Bahama
Bay
resort,
in
the
Bahamas.
Jett,
who
began
suffering
from
seizures
at
the
age
of
two,
was
a
toddler
when
he
was
diagnosed
with
Kawasaki
disease
a
condition
which
affects
many
organs,
skin,
mucous
membranes,
lymph
nodes,
and
blood
vessel
walls,
but
the
most
serious
effect
is
on
the
heart.
He
was
found
unconscious
in
the
bathroom
on
January
2
by
caretaker
Jeff
Katharain,
and
later
taken
to
Rand
Memorial
Hospital,
Freeport,
where
he
was
pronounced
dead.
Before
the
paramedics
arrival,
Travolta
had
administered
CPR
(cardiopulmonary
resuscitation)
an
emergency
medical
procedure
on
his
son,
"the
most
wonderful
son
that
two
parents
could
ever
ask
for".
"I
did
everything
I
could
to
keep
him
alive.
I
tried
the
kiss
of
life
for
about
20
minutes.
I
wouldn't
give
up.
The
paramedics
took
over
from
me
when
they
arrived,
and
they
continued," the
Telegraph
quoted
him
as
saying
on
his
website.
The
54-year-old
grieving
father
continued:
"Jett
lit
up
the
lives
of
everyone
he
encountered.
We
are
heartbroken
that
our
time
with
him
was
so
brief.
We
will
cherish
the
time
that
we
had
with
him
for
the
rest
of
our
lives." An
autopsy
is
due
to
be
performed
on
Jett
to
determine
the
cause
of
his
death.