cryonics – Ruth Livingstone

What if the thawing process goes horribly wrong?

Today’s story is a continuation of yesterday’s theme, inspired by the sad case of the 14-year-old girl with terminal cancer (known as J.S.) who fought to have her body cryogenically stored.

In my imaginary Biocryonics Facility, they are running out of space. To make room for new clients, some of the old ones must be sacrificed.

The Science Officer argues the cryonics processes back in the early 21st Century was very rudimentary. There is no way that stored clients from that era could be successfully revived. Or could they? Continue reading

But could you choose who to unfreeze?

cryogenic-in-perpetuity-gif-500 That’s the premise for my latest short story.

The vats are full and your failing cryonics company has to make room for a new batch of inmates. Who do you choose to terminate? And does first in, first out seem the fairest way of doing it?

This story was inspired by the real life case, of a young girl dying from cancer at the tragically young age of 14, who wanted her body to be cryogenically preserved in the hope that a cure might be found one day in the future.

But, what if… Continue reading “Would you choose to be frozen?”