Last week I ran a Twitter poll to find out how people checked the validity of a Lasting Power of an Attorney (LPA). An LPA allows someone (the Attorney) to talk for you (the Donor) should you lose the ability to speak for yourself through progressive illness or sudden accident. This blog is a thank you for everyone who took time to respond, to share the results and, for anyone having a sleepless night wondering what the right answer is, then….ta dah…all will be revealed. On a more serious note this matters – we are getting better about raising awareness for LPAs but not so good about understanding what someone means when the say “I have Power of Attorney” – just how do you check this at 3am on a Saturday night?