X-Message-Number: 7038
Subject: Re: CryoNet #7034
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 18:12:21 -0500
From: Will Dye <>

>Message #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. 

?? No apology needed.  I didn't even expect anyone to reply except 
Brian (it was a letter to him, cc'ed to Cryonet).  It's a rather 
minor event.

>(Seems a little odd to be discussing this 
>in a public forum--but I guess Will initiated it, so he doesn't mind.)

Nah, I don't mind at all.  I'm not into the privacy thing.  I won't 
mind publicity about my signup or suspension, 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.  

Yup.  That's one of the reasons why I haven't signed up.  I could 
no doubt do it if I just put my foot down and said "I'm doing it and 
that's final", but it would not only damage my marriage, it would also 
threaten the provider.  Depending on the persistence of the lawsuit, 
my suspension could wind up costing the provider far more than I 
give to them.  Given that the #1 threat to patients has been financial 
failure of the provider, we would all be far better off by getting my 
wife to accept, and possibly even support, my signup.  Looks like 
that will eventually happen.  Time will tell.  

>If you want me to talk about cryonics with the person concerned, I would 
>be willing to do so.

I appreciate the offer.  Right now it looks like I'm doing better by 
handling it myself, but I'll remember your offer if the need arises.  


--Will


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