X-Message-Number: 7417 Date: 04 Jan 97 02:44:52 EST From: Paul Wakfer <> Subject: Re: 20% of cryonicists autopsied? On Fri, 03 Jan 1997 04:08:02 GMT, Randy wrote: >the (CryoCare Report) article breaks down, percentage-wise, the conditions >of cryonicists at death: >*5-6% die without being frozen >*20% autopsied >*5-6% die in such a manner that they undergo long periods of ischemia >*20-30% die with Alzheimers, brain cancer, AIDS, and other diseases which > cause organic brain damage. >*20-30% suffer long periods of premortem shock during a slow dying process Randy, I am glad to see that you were shocked by this and I hope that it shocks all current and potential cryonicists. For this is one of the major reasons why I don't give cryonics, as presently practiced, much chance to vastly extend my life. These statistics and the virtual impossibility, in the present climate, for anyone to ensure that he or she will definitely obtain the best possible suspension, are my biggest reason for trying so hard to get the Prometheus Project funded. And this is also why I am sometimes very frustrated with those who have the funds and will not pledge to the Project. I don't understand why so many are so blind to this commonsense reality of present day cryonics. -- Paul -- Paul Wakfer email: phone:416-968-6291 pager:800-805-2870 HELP TO ACHIEVE - PERFECTED SUSPENDED ANIMATION WITHIN 20 YEARS! Check out the Prometheus Project web site at URL: http://www.prometheus-project.org/prometheus/ Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7417