X-Message-Number: 24048
From: "David Pizer" <>
Subject: Walford   --  another mistake
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 15:45:24 -0700

The below is a quote that is from Walford's daughter:

"Roy was interested in being cryopreserved under the best of
conditions, with immediate circulatory bypass at the
hospital or hospice. We were in the process of signing up
and negotiating terms to meet his pre-requisites.
Specifically, he did not think cryonics with brain ischemia
longer than a couple of hours was worth the effort."


David's comments:


In my opinion, this is another of many mistakes people make relating to 
cryonics.  The post appears to show that Roy only thought of repair and 
reanimation with today's tools or tools of the early future.  Who knows what 
tools will be available to infer true earlier conditions, say, 1000 years from 
now ---- or 10,000, and then be able to recreate those conditions.  It makes no 
difference to the person in cryonic suspension if they can't be revived in just 
100 years as long as they can be revived sometime in the future.  


It seems to me that Roy made the mistake of not signing up for cryonics and the 
mistake of choosing the wrong person (so the results seem to show) as having the
power to make cryonics decisions for him.


I would urge every person who respects life to take a chance on cryonics, a 
chance of any odds above zero is better than no chance at all.  Don't wait for 
perfect conditions - they may not come in your lifetime, don't depend on anyone 
else to do it for you if you have the ability to do it yourself.

David


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