Quite a number of children – one of whom was Valentina – are afflicted by serious cancers, irrespective of age, gender and origin. The inevitable therapy usually means a very long ordeal for the children and their whole family, with at best a chance of survival but never a guarantee. Often the best solution is to provide these children, especially in the last phase of their lives, with intensive medical care at home. The Ulm University Hospital, Department of Paediatric Oncology, under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Daniel Steinbach has initiated a project (PalliKJUR) that, together with local clinical partners, enables palliative and intensive medical support for seriously ill children in rural areas. The partner in the district of Ravensburg is the OSK.