John Travolta's Son Dies From Possible Complications of Kawasaki Disease

FitSugar — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:00:00 -0800

Sad news came over the weekend when John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son, Jett Travolta, passed away while on vacation in the Bahamas. At only 16 years old, Jett reportedly was found in a bathtub on Friday, Jan. 2., after suffering from a seizure and hitting his head.

At age two, Jett was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, a condition that involves swelling of the arteries, which can cause serious complications involving heart and blood vessels that supply oxygen to the heart. Kawasaki disease can cause aneurysms, which can cause fatal heart attacks. It's not clear though whether Jett's death was a result of Kawasaki disease.

To hear more about Jett's condition read more.

Jett had also been suffering from seizures his entire life, on an average of one every four days. Travolta's lawyers said, "each seizure was like a death," since Jett would convulse and lose consciousness. To prevent these episodes, Jett had been taking Depakote, a strong antiseizure medication. The stories stating that John refused to give his son the medicine because of his Scientology views are not true. The drug helped tremendously in the beginning, reducing the frequency of Jett's seizures to one every three weeks, but eventually, the drug lost its effectiveness, and Jett's seizures returned to a frequency of once a week. After consulting with neurosurgeons, Travolta and Preston decided to stop using Depakote, although there's no evidence that discontinuation of the drug caused Jett's seizure. An autopsy is scheduled for today with the hope that details on the cause of Jett's death will be revealed.

Our hearts and sympathies go out to John and Kelly's family and friends during this tragic and difficult time.

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Spiritual Fitness Wear - Celebs Love the Message

FitSugar — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:30:00 -0800

Celebrity fans of Spiritual Fitness Wear include Madonna, Geena Davis, Kim Basinger, Drew Barrymore, Ashley Judd, Eva Mendes (as shown here), Jessica Biel, Kelly Preston, and Kirsten Dunst just to name a few. Each tee sends the important message that beauty comes from within.

This line of motivational clothing was designed to remind you to believe in and have patience with yourself.

They offer unique and powerful affirmations that remind you to be happy with your whole person - and to never compare your insides with anyone else's outsides.

They encourage you to have freedom from the mistakes of the past, and all judgments of the future. They allow you to accept your little imperfections, because they make up who you are.

They were even used as a little positive encouragement on The Biggest Loser. Want to see? Go ahead and read more

Phrases like "I Rock," "Image is Nothing," and "Never Give Up," appeared on their shirts. A few motivational words were always close at hand, and it really paid off. Check out this guy's before and after picture.

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