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Estate Plan: Medical Power Of Attorney & Private Foundation
By Mike Trudeau
Medical Power of Attorney
Setting up a medical power of attorney along with a living will is an extremely important step in the
estate planning process. A medical power of attorney or a living will describes the type of health
procedures that can or cannot be done on us, should it be needed. This is based on our desire.
Everybody has different desires, but many utilize the medical power of attorney to eliminate
unnecessary prolonged life. Essentially stating, legally, whether we would like to be resuscitated if we
end up in a non-responsive state. Would you want to be artificially kept alive for an extended period of
time if you were in a vegetative state? The answer may vary, depending on the individual. The
important thing is that the medical power of attorney and living well provide the legal instructions that
describe your desires.
The need for both living wills and the medical power of attorney was made famous by the Terri
Schiavo case. If Terri Schiavo would have had a medical power of attorney things may have been quite
a bit easier for her family. What she and her case can teach us all is the importance of proper estate
planning, at any stage. We never know when our moment will come, so planning early is the wisest
step we can take. Accidents happen all the time. If something were to happen to you, would your family
be protected? Would your desires be met? Would your legacy be remembered? If the the answer is no,
you probably haven't done the