1: His representatives responded to CNN with a statement that said ,  Nicholas is battling a disease . 2: He has been suffering from a lifelong desolation due to childhood trauma and he is finally coming to terms with what happened and where he sees himself in the future . 3: His representatives say he  has been suffering from a lifelong desolation due to childhood trauma 
1: a disease 2: a lifelong desolation due to childhood trauma 3: a lifelong desolation due to childhood trauma