X-Message-Number: 20528 Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 05:56:51 -0500 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: CryoNet #20522 - #20527 Hi everyone & particularly Jerry Lemler: Your suggestion that Alcor provide a facility for terminal patients seems close to Dave Pizer's idea that his own setup might provide such a facility. If I understood Dave, that was one of the main long term goals of Dave Pizer. Why then aren't there efforts to combine these efforts? If anything, it would probably cost a lot less to make such arrangements with Dave Pizer than to set up an entirely independent facility. Dave has been a member of Alcor for some time, and at various times took an active role in Alcor, though he isn't doing that now. No, Dave does not exude an air of scientific or medical expertise, but that hardly means that his cooperation could not be valuable. Moreover, even if you want a facility right next door to Alcor's facility, there would still be problems in catching EVERY terminal patient right at their moment of death. Nothing prevents a suspension team from being based at Pizer's place rather than at Alcor itself... if instant response is wanted. Just some thoughts, and a suggestion. Best wishes and long long life to all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20528