Ashton Kutcher says he is lucky to be alive after autoimmune disease

Ashton Kutcher has said he is lucky to be alive after he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that robbed him of sight, hearing and equilibrium.

The actor revealed his diagnosis with autoimmune disease vasculitis, an autoimmune disease that inflames the blood vessels during an episode of Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge.

In a clip from the program that was released ahead of its broadcast, the star and venture capitalist told host Grylls that the affliction had come on two years ago, and it had taken a year to recover.

You don't really appreciate it until it's gone, until you go. I don't know if I'm ever gonna see again, Kutcher said. I don't know if I m going to be able to hear again, I don't know if I'm going to be able to walk again. Kutcher, known for his roles in That 70 s Show and The Butterfly Effect, said he was lucky to be alive after what had been a terrifying journey but one that made him strong and resilient.

Common symptoms of vasculitis, which causes blood vessels to swell and narrow, include fever, headache and fatigue. It can cause ringing in the ears, numbness in the extremities and bleeding in the lungs. It can cause blindness or aneurysms, at its most extreme.

Kutcher did not reveal what kind of ailment he had suffered from.

At the height of the Covid 19 pandemic, questions about the autoimmune disease that can occur in the young and old, became more acute when American and British health agencies warned of a possible link between Covid 19 and Kawasaki disease, a type of vasculitis found in children.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned against drawing connections between Covid and Kawasaki disease.

During the clip, which appeared to be a dense forest, Grylls chimed in empathically.

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