[Working with the history of life: a researcher mishaps?].

In this study, characterized as a qualitative one, whose author tells about her experience when accomplishing her Doctorate thesis for the History of life method. She describes the methodological approach, turning explicit the collection and the report analysis technique as well as the incidental difficulties that may turn up during the research completion. She concludes that this method turns the approach among the researcher and the individuals feasible. It points out the need to include the subjective dimension of the care in the assistance rendered to the clientele.