[dwj]

If you read Aaron's blog, you'll see he posted about his illnesses back in 2007. From his account, it sounds like he suffered from burnout/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome). I would suspect that his 'flu' 2 weeks before his death might have been a CFS/burnout episode. Severe depression can be a symptom, and suicide is usually the end-result if you don't know what's happening.

I know this because I suffered from burnout and CFS myself, and had severe depression, and I did quite a bit of research to figure out what was happening.

The bottom line is that people like Aaron and myself who have a high capacity for working incredibly hard also tend to suffer from burnout which can lead to CFS and severe depression. The mistake Aaron made is that you CANNOT push through it. The other mistake he made was hiding it from other people.