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I'm buildng a support network of cryonicists.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Shannon Vyff Sep. 28, 2008.
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- Location:
- Rochester, NY
- About Me:
- I am 43, and in good health (I still need to improve).
I began researching life-extension and cryonics shortly before my mother died from liver cancer in 11/07 at 66.
I researched cryonics (I still read up on it), and concluded that it beats the grave or the ashes.
During this time, my views on religion and spirituality were challenged.
I am no longer the GOP lackey that I prided myself on being for years.
We must explore all avenues of research in life-extension, for if there is a god (I still want to believe there is one), he would want man to push boundaries, explore, innovate and expand his horizons, both as an individual and as a group.
- Areas of interest:
- Cryoncs, life extension (medicine, genetic therapy, nutrition, etc.)
- Area(s) of expertise/knowledge:
- Cryonics, exercise, nutrition.
It's finally done.
I received approval and my ID card and sticker, from CI last week, slightly more than six months after I started my application for cryonic preservation.
I began the enrollment process with Alcor in December after my mom died.
I applied through Rudi Hoffman for a $250K, 20-year term policy, but AIG turned me down, because of some minor health issues over the last couple of years.
So, I changed the beneficiary on my group policy, which is portable, and signed on with CI.
I also declared CI the beneficiary on my 401K.
I initially chose full-body ($180K) with Alcor, but went with CI, which does only full-body.
I did not feel comfortable with neuro, and I weighed both pros and cons before choosing full-body.
A few of my "friends" have turned their backs on me, because of my desire to extend my life.
Mr new general practitioner said if this cryonics is what I want, the I should pursue
it.
I've given him the appropriate paperwork and web site links.
I have also been working with an attorney on my affairs.
My youngest sister has agreed to serve as my power of attorney, as she is the only member of my family who supports me.
Anyone else in my family with whom I have spoken about this topic have either backed away from it or opposed me.
I have had a couple of co-workers suggest that I pull my money back from my arrangements and lead a good life.
Sadly, there will always be people who will still cling to fallacies about the "afterlife,"
spirituality and faith.
No one knows where he or she were before they were born, nor will anyone know where they will go after they die (that is, if they don't choose cryonics).
All I know is that they will rot six feet underground or wind up in ashes.
I just need to be more careful about how I live and wait for anticipated life extension therapies to reach the public.
If worse comes to worst, I've made my reservations for a cryostat in Michigan.
I began the enrollment process with Alcor in December after my mom died.
I applied through Rudi Hoffman for a $250K, 20-year term policy, but AIG turned me down, because of some minor health issues over the last couple of years.
So, I changed the beneficiary on my group policy, which is portable, and signed on with CI.
I also declared CI the beneficiary on my 401K.
I initially chose full-body ($180K) with Alcor, but went with CI, which does only full-body.
I did not feel comfortable with neuro, and I weighed both pros and cons before choosing full-body.
A few of my "friends" have turned their backs on me, because of my desire to extend my life.
Mr new general practitioner said if this cryonics is what I want, the I should pursue
it.
I've given him the appropriate paperwork and web site links.
I have also been working with an attorney on my affairs.
My youngest sister has agreed to serve as my power of attorney, as she is the only member of my family who supports me.
Anyone else in my family with whom I have spoken about this topic have either backed away from it or opposed me.
I have had a couple of co-workers suggest that I pull my money back from my arrangements and lead a good life.
Sadly, there will always be people who will still cling to fallacies about the "afterlife,"
spirituality and faith.
No one knows where he or she were before they were born, nor will anyone know where they will go after they die (that is, if they don't choose cryonics).
All I know is that they will rot six feet underground or wind up in ashes.
I just need to be more careful about how I live and wait for anticipated life extension therapies to reach the public.
If worse comes to worst, I've made my reservations for a cryostat in Michigan.
Bill Teeter's Blog
It's been a while since my last blog entry.
It's been some time since I last blogged here.
I turned 44 in June, missed my high school class' 25th anniversary reunion (I never went to a reunion, nor plan to attend future functions), and still have fears about my own future and that of humanity.
Most of my siblings are hostile to my desire to be cryopreserved.
It is my fear that at least one of them may pull some underhanded stunt (e.g.: take my CI card and hide it before I am declared legally dead) and have me face dissolution.
That is… Continue
I turned 44 in June, missed my high school class' 25th anniversary reunion (I never went to a reunion, nor plan to attend future functions), and still have fears about my own future and that of humanity.
Most of my siblings are hostile to my desire to be cryopreserved.
It is my fear that at least one of them may pull some underhanded stunt (e.g.: take my CI card and hide it before I am declared legally dead) and have me face dissolution.
That is… Continue
Posted on September 16, 2008 at 1:55pm — 1 Comment
My hopes and fears for the future.
My interest in life extension and expansion began last fall, shortly after my mother informed us that she had terminal liver cancer.
She passed away a week before Thanksgiving.
I asked myself at her burial why people are buried or cremated.
It makes no sense that, in as advanced a state humanity exists, we still resort to embalming and burying
people or incinerating them.
I did my due diligence on nutrition, genetics, nanotechnology and cryonics, to name only three areas of life extension.… Continue
She passed away a week before Thanksgiving.
I asked myself at her burial why people are buried or cremated.
It makes no sense that, in as advanced a state humanity exists, we still resort to embalming and burying
people or incinerating them.
I did my due diligence on nutrition, genetics, nanotechnology and cryonics, to name only three areas of life extension.… Continue
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You can read the second version of my story.
I don't know if you have worked with Rudi Hoffman for your insurance, but he certainly can give you advice on the best way to go forward. He is a CI and Alcor member, along with having set up more insurance policies for cryonicists than anyone. You can find him by searching for his name, his site is in the top hits.
I live in Austin, and we have several cryonicists that meet up live time and discuss many transhumanist issues, from nano-tech, bio-tech to ending aging. It is fun to have live friends. Of course at a WTA, ImmInst, or Alcor conference you'll meet a lot more ;-).
Good luck with your health, your learning and all your projects. :-)
Nice to hear from a fellow cryonicist. Thanks to the Internet, even though we live far apart, we can establish at least an electronic connection. If you get the chance to attend an Alcor conference or a WTA (World Transhumanist Association) conference, you'll get to meet others like you and me. I really enjoy those get-togethers: not only are they fun, but you learn a lot more from the presentations, and by chatting with people, and by listening to other folks in conversation, than you would ever be able to find out by Internet alone.
Regards,
Mike