Palliative care means providing support and companionship to those affected and their relatives in the final phase of life. The book series "Palliative Care for Beginners" therefore starts with the crucial topic of "Basic Stimulation," presented by an expert in the field, Ms. Heike Walper. Ms. Walper possesses excellent expertise, based on years of practical experience in a residential hospice as well as solid theoretical knowledge. In this book, the reader receives short and simple instructions for implementing the concept in practice. Furthermore, the examples and guidelines demonstrate how basic stimulation can contribute to effective symptom control. Every individual has their own life, dignity, and unique death. And each one is the first. A dying person is a living person.