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| image = [[File:Power_of_Attorney_-_Akira.jpg|link=]] | | image = [[File:Power_of_Attorney_-_Akira.jpg|link=]] | ||
| text = “I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome in the fall. Sure, I could still calculate how much I owe the credit card company, if you asked me to. But I just don’t have the energy to juggle my everyday finances. Now is a time to focus on my health.” <br> | | text = “I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome in the fall. Sure, I could still calculate how much I owe the credit card company, if you asked me to. But I just don’t have the energy to juggle my everyday finances. Now is a time to focus on my health.” <br>– Akira, South Burnaby | ||
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| image = [[File:Power_of_Attorney_-_Walter.jpg|link=]] | | image = [[File:Power_of_Attorney_-_Walter.jpg|link=]] | ||
| text = ”My house is on the market. My father got sick and I had to make a last-minute trip to Germany. I prepared a limited power of attorney so my niece Sara could sign the papers if my home sells while I’m gone. The authority ends when I come home from my trip.” <br> | | text = ”My house is on the market. My father got sick and I had to make a last-minute trip to Germany. I prepared a limited power of attorney so my niece Sara could sign the papers if my home sells while I’m gone. The authority ends when I come home from my trip.” <br>– Walter, Victoria | ||
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| image = [[File:Power_of_Attorney_-_Anita.jpg|link=]] | | image = [[File:Power_of_Attorney_-_Anita.jpg|link=]] | ||
| text = ”My husband’s in a coma — he had an accident at work. We have a joint bank account, so I can still pay the bills. But the car insurance is due and the insurance company won’t let me renew it. They say it’s because our car is in his name. So, on top of everything else, I’ve got a car I can’t drive and two young kids. If we’d thought to prepare enduring powers of attorney, I could have easily renewed the insurance.” <br> | | text = ”My husband’s in a coma — he had an accident at work. We have a joint bank account, so I can still pay the bills. But the car insurance is due and the insurance company won’t let me renew it. They say it’s because our car is in his name. So, on top of everything else, I’ve got a car I can’t drive and two young kids. If we’d thought to prepare enduring powers of attorney, I could have easily renewed the insurance.” <br>– Anita, Burnaby | ||
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