82-year-old former boxer Dennis Hobson decided he wanted to be cryogenically frozen when he died. After losing his battle with cancer, this is now being undertaken.
His body is being taken to a site in the US - there is nowhere in the UK that offers this service.
His son, Dennis Hobson Jr has said his family is going through a difficult time "Lots of people have been asking about dad's funeral arrangements but, in line with his wishes, we're in the process of having him cryogenically frozen so there won't actually be a funeral for people to attend."
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The process of being cryogenically frozen involves keeping the person's blood pumping in their body, injecting it with chemicals and packing them in ice. Then the blood is removed and replaced with an organ preservation solution. After that, the body is cooled to -130C and placed in a container of liquid nitrogen and kept at -196C.
Here's some information on the process...
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Another family member, who didn't want to be named, said: "Dennis was always a rum lad and genuinely the nicest guy around. This will be the first man from Sheffield to be cryogenically frozen - he always did like to stand out from the crowd."
Forget the first man from Sheffield - Dennis is the first British man ever to be frozen!
Cryogenic freezing came about from the belief that, in the future, they will be able to resuscitate and restore people who have died. There's a long-standing rumour that Walt Disney was frozen; sadly not true.
A 14-year-old girl took her parents to court last year after she found out she was dying of cancer. She wanted to be cryogenically frozen so that she could be cured in the future. Her estranged dad thought the £37,000 process to be expensive and that she might not have any relatives in the future to look after her.
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On her death bed, the girl wrote to the judge: "I have been asked to explain why I want this unusual thing done. I am only 14-years-old and I don't want to die but I know I am going to die.
"I think being cryo-preserved gives me a chance to be cured and woken up - even in hundreds of years' time. I don't want to be buried underground.
"I want to live and live longer and I think that in the future they may find a cure for my cancer and wake me up. I want to have this chance. This is my wish."
The judge ruled in her favour and after she died she was taken to America to be frozen.
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Words Laura Hamilton
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