Maybe a very private person.
There was speculation that he had a disease where iron builds up in the heart and since many of Irish extraction (Breitbart was adopted but I believe was of Irish roots) get it, it’s
called “the Celtic Curse”. That came up here on Hot Air and reproduced here on FR.
Cane_loader first quotes another post:
>> That indignation came to Breitbart in mid-life. A bluff Irishman who had been adopted as a baby by a Jewish couple in Brentwood (one of L.A.’s tonier neighborhoods), he moved to the right in college, at Tulane University in New Orleans, and crossed over completely with the Clarence Thomas hearings (etc.)
Then Cane_loader says:
-—My suspicions grow that Breitbart may have had undiagnosed hereditary hemochromatosis. It almost killed me. Its #1 marker is young, unexpected death by heart attack. Called the “Celtic Curse,” the highest incidence in the world is found in Irish men – 1 of 83 have this genetic iron-poisoning disorder that is 100% fatal if not caught. Average age of diagnosis is 41. I was diagnosed at 41 and it almost killed me. My heart was majorly malfunctioning.
Before he is laid to rest, they really do need to do a DNA test for hemochromatosis, for his kids’ sake.
Interesting... yep I hope they test for this
AB had a known heart issue ..... this is part of Steve Bannon’s conversation when he appeared on Hannity’s show right after AB died:
BANNON: A year ago, you know, Larry Solov [Breitbart’s attorney], Andrew had heart issues. He went to UCLA, he was in the hospital for a number of days. Since we’re a private company, things did not have to be announced. Susie [Breitbart’s wife] and Larry were there. We had a number of doctors.
HANNITY: Five days?
BANNON: He came out with a very specific program. He was on medication. As you guys know, he dropped weight. He went on a diet. He had a personal trainer. He was there really to get into fighting shape. And you’re going to see that this was a massive heart attack. All the rumors are just nonsense.