X-Message-Number: 20620
From: "John de Rivaz" <>
Subject: Reanimation Foundation
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 11:48:00 -0000

I have recently updated http://www.cryonics-europe.org/reanimation.htm to
make it slightly clearer, and the change has been approved by them.
Basically the addition is

>>
Your contribution doesn't have to be immediate cash -- you can take out a
life policy for this or a greater amount and name the Reanimation Foundation
the beneficiary, and your account will be opened when they get the money
upon your cryopreservation.
<<

"this" being the $25,000 minimum amount previously mentioned.

Separate reanimation accounts are a controversial issue. On the one had,
there are those that say send as much money as possible to your cryonics
service provider (CSP) -- there is no point in having a cast iron trust if
your body is lost through lack of funds. On the other hand, there are those
that say that if your CSP were to fail, then a totally separate organisation
that could transfer your body to another one may be your only hope.

Of course if this is your aim then your RF account would have to be enough
to support the highest amount likely ever to be charged for a
cryopreservation, and not only that but be sufficient to keep up with
inflation allowing for the fact that only a small amount of interest can
accrue because of the costs of running these perpetual trusts.

Nothing is simple, clear cut or easy :-)

--
Sincerely, John de Rivaz:  http://John.deRivaz.com for websites including
Cryonics Europe, Longevity Report, The Venturists, Porthtowan, Alec Harley
Reeves - inventor, Arthur Bowker - potter, Holistics, de Rivaz genealogy,
Nomad .. and more

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