Dying with dignity and without suffering - this is the wish of many people. This work shows how this can be achieved. Palliative care physician Dr. Thomas Sitte explains what preventive measures are important while one is still healthy, what to consider when faced with a life-threatening illness, and what everyone can do when "nothing more can be done." The work provides numerous valuable aids and offers concrete advice. It is aimed at those with incurable illnesses as well as their relatives and caregivers, but also at healthy individuals. All topics in the book are illustrated through the life stories of five people with a life-threatening illness. Contents include: power of attorney, advance directives and patient will, therapy reduction and "assisted dying," treatment of symptoms such as pain, anxiety, depression, including alternative treatment methods, outpatient and inpatient care.