ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an account of the case-studies produced during the investigation, together with an evaluation of the method used to generate such findings. It aims to draw together the findings of the individual case-studies. The case-studies are not only a record of informants' narratives, but also an account of interviewer/informant relationships. Although all informants suffered from some form of dementia, there were dissimilarities. The meetings between the interviewer and informants took place over a twelve to twenty-four months period. At sixty-six years of age, Robert Biddley was the second youngest participant in the investigation and his illness progressed more rapidly than with other informants. Maintenance of story was linked to maintenance of personhood and well-being in the informants. Some informants were more severely compromised by their dementia and, in some cases, speech was affected. The narrative of this informant suggests that Abigail Woodley was a moderately demented, timid and fearful lady who had an uneasy relationship with her mother.
