X-Message-Number: 7034 Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 10:44:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Platt <> Subject: Will Dye's Donor Card First I have to apologize for seeming to ignore this topic. Obviously I appreciate that Will Dye values CryoCare enough to list us on the "donor" line of his driver's license. (Seems a little odd to be discussing this in a public forum--but I guess Will initiated it, so he doesn't mind.) I realize that the listing was a gesture, not intended as a formal contract, but it saddens me a bit because gestures won't help Will much when all is said and done, and I am concerned that a declaration of intent might not be good enough in this situation either. Hostile relatives have been a problem--perhaps THE most persistently difficult legal problem--ever since the early days of cryonics. Will, I believe you are simply going to have to resolve this problem before you can feel confident of getting frozen. Even when you are "safely" cryopreserved, you are not necessarily safe from relatives, depending on the circumstances. If you want me to talk about cryonics with the person concerned, I would be willing to do so. --Charles Platt CryoCare Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7034