Devastating Loss
It hasn’t been all rainbows and butterflies for this actor. Unfortunately, Travolta and his family suffered the loss of his oldest child, Jett. The family was on vacation in 2009, when eldest son Jett had a seizure that caused him to stumble and fatally hit his head on the bathtub. Jett, who was diagnosed autistic and also had Kawasaki disease throughout his childhood, was just 16 years old when he passed away. Travolta has said this death was the single worst thing in his entire life.
Devastating Loss
Coping With Grief
After suffering such devastation, both Travolta and Preston struggled to cope with the loss of what was their only son at the time. Times got so hard, that Travolta considered retiring from acting for good. However, he pushed himself to go on, but found life dull. Understandably, it took some time for him to fully heal from this tragedy.
Coping With Grief
