My priority would be to minimize damage, so as early as possible while still allowing for the least traumatic transition for family and friends. I expect it would be the same as dying suddenly: lots of paperwork to do, translating into stress added on top of grief.
Which, of course, is a strong argument for advance preparation.
The same applies for sudden death or severe illness. At 40 it’s a bit early to be thinking a lot about this, but definitely coming up as a to-do item; I’ve just been reminded by Steel’s The Procrastination Equation that this kind of planning is something many, many people procrastinate about (sometimes until death).
Would you avoid the risk of being frozen all together because you believe we will or may have a cure for Alzheimer’s soon, and waiting for it would do less damage than cryonics?
Not in the current state of knowledge about the disease. Onset-to-death times are in the range of 5 to 8 years apparently, which is just barely enough time for a new cure to make it to widely available trials, not enough for it to be more than a very long shot. But in the meantime your personality would be slowly disintegrating; by the end of that period there wouldn’t be much of a “you” to benefit from the cure.
My priority would be to minimize damage, so as early as possible while still allowing for the least traumatic transition for family and friends. I expect it would be the same as dying suddenly: lots of paperwork to do, translating into stress added on top of grief.
Which, of course, is a strong argument for advance preparation.
The same applies for sudden death or severe illness. At 40 it’s a bit early to be thinking a lot about this, but definitely coming up as a to-do item; I’ve just been reminded by Steel’s The Procrastination Equation that this kind of planning is something many, many people procrastinate about (sometimes until death).
Not in the current state of knowledge about the disease. Onset-to-death times are in the range of 5 to 8 years apparently, which is just barely enough time for a new cure to make it to widely available trials, not enough for it to be more than a very long shot. But in the meantime your personality would be slowly disintegrating; by the end of that period there wouldn’t be much of a “you” to benefit from the cure.