It was first published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in June 1979 and has been reprinted in various anthologies.
Carla Brice, a famous scientist, is diagnosed with a fatal and incurable disease.
Some centuries later, in the year 2139, technology and medicine have advanced; she and several other frozen bodies are thawed out and their diseases cured.
Tacey is an unsuccessful illustrator and artist who makes a bare living and is glad to receive the support payments for hosting Carla.
She graduates to devouring a visiting doctor and Tacey now realises with horror that Carla is an insatiable flesh-eater.