X-Message-Number: 13466 Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 09:45:36 -0400 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: CryoNet #13459 - #13465 To Joana Epstein: I don't know just how you support yourself, but if you have several years then one possible activity is to try to save as much as possible. The memberships in the Cryonics Institute cost a good deal less than those with Alcor, although even with Alcor it remains relatively inexpensive if you only want to suspend your head (don't be shocked! Where do you think you are, really?). It's also meaningful to ask just what property and other things you now own. Yes, if you own nothing and have not been working for a living, and have no education which lets you work for a decent salary, you have a serious problem. And yes, trying to earn the required amount of money within only a few years will basically mean that you don't spend your income on anything but the barest necessities. One major issue with real property is that it would require special attention if you wish to use it for suspension. That does not mean that it is impossible, just more difficult. I cannot provide any further advice without much better information about your earnings and your property, but I would still suggest that you start by totting up just how much money you'd be able to provide NOW, and then look into how much you'd have to produce so that you can be suspended in a few years time (and keep in mind that you may cease to be able to earn anything for the last year or so of your life). One very hard possibility is that you will want to AVOID any payments in the period in which you are no longer able to earn any money. Essentially this means that you would act so that your suspension occurred BEFORE your disease became so serious that you could not earn any more. Currently the only way to commit suicide in a way which won't get you autopsied is to stop eating --- though it may now or soon be possible to live for several years in a US state which allows its residents to commit suicide openly. Yes, this is hard advice, but it may be the best available. Best wishes and long long life (now or later), Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13466