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

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