I'm right there with you. I keep turning this over in my mind. I haven't come to a conclusion, yet. Thanks for your insight it gave me a couple more facets to mull over.
In the fullness of time we'll know but until then....
I don't think that we will ever know. I see a number of us applauding Art for cutting short what would probably have been a nasty, debilitating, unwinnable fight against a deadly disease and if that is the way it was, then good. Some acquaintance of Art's claimed that Art was already having trouble breathing (something that must have come on fast because Art looked pretty good in those drone videos.) My only question at this point is, did Art have one of those portable oxygen tanks? You know, those small canisters that you see people wearing in the grocery stores, etc.? That would have certainly helped him in the initial stages of the disease, and yet he wasn't wearing one in the drone videos. He certainly could have afforded a top of the line model. I have seen some products that claim the following:
THE BENEFITS OF PORTABLE OXYGEN FOR COPD & OXYGEN THERAPY
Oxygen provides many benefits, and now with portable oxygen concentrators, you can reclaim your freedom and independence.
Increases Survival
Improves Exercise Tolerance
Improves Mental Alertness
Get Better Sleep
Improves Mood
Increases Stamina
Travel Where You Want, Why You Want.
I'm just wondering if Art went through the oxygen regimen. Just another facet to ponder, I reckon.