Startled by Murphy’s anger, the clerk tried to remain calm. “Sir, please calm down. Let’s sit down and discuss this. If you have any questions, I’ll do my best to answer them.”
Fearing his boss might lose control, Alex quickly stepped in. “I’m sorry for the outburst. We’re Gemma Kirk’s family. We just received a notification saying her
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records were deactivated, but she’s still alive. Why was this done? Could you please check and tell us what’s going on?”
The clerk’s face lit up with recognition. “Gemma Kirk? Oh, yes, I remember her! A very beautiful young lady–soft–spoken and very polite. She left quite an impression on me. About ten days ago, she came in to request that her records be removed. She said she had terminal cancer and didn’t have long to live.
“Normally, we only remove records after receiving official confirmation of death from family members. Her request didn’t follow protocol, so I refused and didn’t process it.”
“You didn’t process it?” Alex was stunned. “Then why were we notified that Ms. Kirk’s records were removed?”
The clerk replied, “Let me finish. At that time, I didn’t process her request. But a few days later, someone from a cryogenic research group came by to handle the process. That research group has worked with us before to process similar cases.
“As I understand it, they freeze people diagnosed with terminal illnesses, with the plan to thaw them out hundreds of years later.
“Since the individuals are essentially in a state of suspended animation, even though they’re not technically dead, they won’t wake up for centuries. To prevent misuse of their identity during that time, the research group will request for their records to be temporarily deactivated to prevent misuse.
“If, in the future, any of them wake up, they can always return to reactivate their
records.”
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