X-Message-Number: 26799 Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:45:53 -0400 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: 2nd opinion on warning time before death For Marta: Many years ago, when I was doing my best to interest Australians in cryonics, I put out a bibliography of work relevant to us, together with my own comments on it. In looking for material I found a book, by A. Cartwright, LIFE BEFORE DEATH. She looked at the fate of a large number of patients, and found that in 83% of cases the dying patient has a warning time of as much as 1 week. The refs on neuroscience have by now become obsolete. However many other things aren't. Since Cartwright actually did a statistical survey, her results may still remain more valid than those in the NY Times article you tell of. One thing to watch out for, of course, is that many physicians give their dying patients optimistic conclusions even when it's clear to these doctors that the patient doesn't have much time to live. That is, of course, exactly what WE don't want. Best wishes and long long life for all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26799