In 1967, I broke a water fast on the 48th day so that I could attend the Natural Hygiene Convention in Chicago that year. When I went to register, someone announced that Dr. Vetrano from Dr. Shelton's Health School had arrived. Expecting to see the great Dr. Shelton, whose books I had been following on my at home fast, I asked about him and was told that he would not be attending because he was too sick to attend these conventions. Supposedly he didn't come because he felt that if people saw him, they would reject his message. Someone else said that he really didn't follow his own diet. I don't think he ever attended another convention. I never found out when he had last attended one. This was eighteen years before his death. No one said exactly what was wrong with him and the reasons for his absence was never formally mentioned at the convention. Years later I heard that he had Parkinsonism. I met a woman (I didn't ask her name) in Santa Monica California in the early 90's who said that she had taken care of Dr. Shelton until just before his death. Hopefully others have more specific information. Dave