X-Message-Number: 3991
Date: 11 Mar 95 20:44:24 EST
From: Mike Darwin <>
Subject: CRYONICS: Alcor and Suda's manuscript

Steve Bridge has written an explanatory post about Alcor and me (Mike Darwin).
This was nice of him, reasonable, and reasonably accurate.  I am sure there are
good reasons for hard feelings on both sides; such is ually inevitable in such
breaks.  I did not mean my statements to be accusatoery or to put Alcor on the
defensive; it was just a simple statement of fact and one that was needed since
I am frequently asked for material I no longer have access to.

As to the issue of patient records: that is deep issue and one which is not as
simple as a request for nonconfifential material.  The funny thing is that II
already HAVE access to much of the most sensitive records on every case in
questions (photos for instance and some full case raw data) and I have, I
believe, an excellent reputation for not breaking the confidentiality of those
patient's whose case reports I've completed.  Furthermore, leaving me out of it

altogether, there is broader issue of GENERAL access to case reports/raw data so
long as confidentiality is protected within reason.  Again, a complex problem
not easily amenable to discussion when both sides are polarized; certainly
nothing I am interested in pursuing any further here.

More to the point, and the real reason for this post: In speaking with Greg a
few days ago I learned that not only does he have the Suda orginals (as I

thought) but that he has a pidgin english translation of them done by two of his
Japanese colleagues.  He is interested in contacting Suda and obtaining
permission from him (Greg) to do a more complete translation and to publish the
manuscript.

Greg has indicated that he is not willing to take the trouble to copy all this
material for me at this time, but did allow, when questioned, that he MIGHT do
it if others had 1) enough interest and 2) good reasons for him using his time
in this fashion.

Thus, the "heat" is off Alcor to some extent.  If you can get Greg to cut loose
with them, then you are in business.  In fact, if you succeed, simply have him
send the material to me and I will handle the business of duplicating and
sending it to up to 5 other people at no charge (this should include EVERYONE
with a serious interest).

In case Greg cannot find time here is where I last saw the manuscript at Alcor:
In the old Doherty Street building there was a bank of filing cabinets in the
central hall.  The manuscript was with some other "masters" of reprints in the

bottom drawer of one of the middle, black filing cabinets.  That's about all the
help I can be to locating it; and I sympathize with the problem of trying to
find things after a move!!!!  We have moved twice to Alcor's once and I lost a
number of manuscripts and papers; the disappearance of which I have no
explanation for.  Remind me never to hire a doctor or lawyer in the midst of an
emergency, who is about to move offices....

My thanks to Steve for his expressed willingness to send along the manuscript
if/when he finds it.

Meantime, bug Greg if you dare.


Mike Darwin





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