She said: "For a long time, he felt that there was something living inside of him. He was not comfortable in his body because he was convinced that there inside of him other than what was supposed to be there. He sometimes felt it hard to breathe for no particular reason. He felt tired some days and was not hungry even though he had not eaten. The worst part were the voices he heard, sometimes arguing, sometimes making love. He went to doctors, but they could find nothing wrong with him. Physically he was in good shape. If only he could evict the others, he felt, then he could be fine again. But the others persisted and stayed and, over time, he became comfortable with them being there. But then, as they aged, the "others" began to become ill and even die inside of him. He mourned for them and wished them well, even though they were foreign to him. But, over time, he began to accept them. Even after it was too late."

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