“Two years ago, I got this rare and strange disease called vasculitis, which took away my vision, my hearing, my balance,” Kutcher, 44, revealed on Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge.
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Vasculitis is a group of heterogeneous autoimmune diseases characterized by primary inflammation in the walls of blood vessels. In vasculitis, the inflammation usually does not affect the veins.
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“You can’t really appreciate it until it’s gone,” Kutcher said.
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“I didn’t know if I would ever be able to see, hear or walk. I’m lucky to be alive.”
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The actor states that he has fully recovered from this rare illness.
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