John Travolta's son dies.

Oh, how awful.

How tragic for that whole family. It's just terrible.

I hate for that to happen to anyone at that age.

That's a shame. Death from a seizure? Isn't that extremely rare?

I wondered how long it would take for the anti-Scientology posts to appear.

Call me naive but I believe John Travolta and his wife would have loved their son and done everything they could to save him.

But that's just me; what do I know?

How sad - no parent should have to lose a child. Ever. It just sucks.

Awful. My impression from seeing a couple of pictures of that child years ago was that there was some kind of developmental disability there--autism, mental disability, or both--and seizures in kids with so called special needs can be more difficult to control than in typically developing children.

May his parents eventually get some kind of peace.

I just saw this on the news. The report I heard said he hit his head in the bath tub.

Serenity said:

Hey all. This thread was started by me as a way to express my sorrow for parents who have lost their child. Please keep it that way. Thanks.

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Agreed. This is not the thread to be having other discussions about someone's religion. Leave that for Politics or TIO.

It's great tragedy for the family. My condolences.

John Travolta is one of my favorite actors. I've always enjoyed his movies. We hear a lot about people in John's position, about his religion or his airplane collection or his very own runways in Florida. But at times like this we're reminded that he's one of us and he feels a pain on a level with which we can all recognize.
I grieve for his loss.

How terribly, terribly sad. I truly hope they will be able to find peace somehow. I don't know how parents live with a loss like that. It's unthinkable to me. I am truly grieved for them.

Yes, and to add, as the mother of an 18-year-old son, I know this must be a terrible thing to have to deal with. Parents fully assume their children are going to live long lives.

How horrible.

I'm so sorry for their loss. I can't imagine if I lost my son who is almost 18. My heart goes out to them.

How very sad.

A child lost is a tragedy to everyone. My heart hurts for the family.

Echoing dpaterso. No more attacks, period.

Anything else that is not a condolence, commiseration, or otherwise direct response to this sad news will be deleted with prejudice.

This may sound like an odd question, but they will be allowed to bring his body home won't they?

Of course Cyia. There's no reason to hold the body. I expect there will be some sort of inquiry as there always is with a death, but they will be able to bring their son home.

Sad news.