my thoughts too... he must have had some very weak lungs...
Despite is assertions to the contrary, it is possible that he had AIDS.
From Wiki:
“Pneumocystis pneumonia (originally known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and still abbreviated as PCP, which now stands for Pneumocystis pneumonia) is relatively rare in healthy, immunocompetent people, but common among HIV-infected individuals. It is caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii.
Before the advent of effective diagnosis, treatment and routine prophylaxis in Western countries, it was a common immediate cause of death. In developing countries, it is still one of the first indications of AIDS in untested individuals, although it does not generally occur unless the CD4 count is less than 200 cells per µL of blood.[16]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS
The homosexual community is not always as honest as they might be.