Gawker | by Ryan Tate | Mon, Jan 5
Mon, Jan 5
Ostensibly fearing liver damage, John Travolta removed his teenaged son from the anti-seizure medication Depakote. Jett Travolta later succumbed to convulsions and died. Why wasn't he put on other medication?
John Travolta said his son had Kawasaki disease. But at least one doctor says...
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