American actor
Ashton Kutcher
has been battling
vasculitis
, a rare autoimmune disease, that affected his
vision
,
hearing
and sense of
balance
for a year .
This is how the protagonist of No strings attached recognizes it
in
a video broadcast by the
Access Hollywood
medium , which specializes in celebrity news.
The American media published this confession in an exclusive preview of an upcoming episode of
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
, a
National Geographic
program , where the actor spoke and in which he spoke about
the "rare autoimmune disorder he developed"
.
"About two years ago, I had this strange and super rare form of vasculitis, which took away my vision, took away my hearing, took away my balance," the actor revealed to adventurer
Bear Grylls
, host of the show.
It took him about a year to build each of his senses back up, he explained.
Vasculitis is a
rare
autoimmune disorder with many variations that can cause inflammation of the blood vessels, restricting blood flow and leading to organ and tissue damage.
The actor
feels lucky to be alive
, and despite the experience, Ashton doesn't let that, or any of life's challenges, bring him down.
Instead, he sees them as opportunities for growth, he says in the
Access Hollywood
video .
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