Ashton Kutcher ‘lucky to be alive’ after rare autoimmune disorder left him unable to see, hear, walk

Ashton Kutcher has revealed that he suffered from a rare autoimmune disorder that left him unable to hear, see or walk. 

The 44-year-old actor spoke about the condition that upended his life in a sneak peek of an upcoming episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge.

‘Like two years ago, I had this weird, super rare form of vasculitis, that like knocked out my vision, it knocked out my hearing, it knocked out like all my equilibrium,’ he said in the clip, shared by Access Hollywood. 

According to the Mayo Clinic, vasculitis involves the inflammation of the blood vessels causing the walls to thicken, reducing the width of the passageway through the vessel.

If blood flow is restricted, organ and tissue damage can occur. There are many types of vasculitis, and most of them are rare.

‘You don’t really appreciate it, until it’s gone.’ admitted the human rights activist. 

‘Until you go, “I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to see again, I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to hear again, I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to walk again”.’ The actor said it took him a year to build up his strength.

Healthy: The That 90s Show star looked healthy as he visited the beach in Santa Barbara, CA over the weekend. He said it took him a year to build his strength back after being debilitated by vasculitis

Athletic skills: The Stoner Cats star showed off his athletic skills in a friendly game of beach football with wife Mila Kunis

Score: The game got pretty intense as the former assistant high school football coach was seen lying on the sand while triumphantly raising the ball in the air to prove he’d made a difficult catch

Ashton admitted he was ‘lucky to be alive.’  

The father of two said he considers challenges an opportunity for growth. 

‘The minute you start seeing your obstacles as things that are made for you, to give you what you need, then life starts to get fun, right? You start surfing on top of your problems instead of living underneath them.’ 

The episode featuring Ashton will be released  Monday night on National Geographic.

Ashton looked quite healthy as he showed off his athletic skills at the beach over the weekend. 

Vasculitis: Ashton, who has been married to Mila Kunis, 38, since 2015, suffers from vasculitis, which can thicken the walls of blood vessels, restricting blood flow to organs and tissue

The Stoner Cats star enjoyed playing some football on the beach with his wife, Mila Kunis, in Santa Barbara. 

That 90s Show star was shirtless and wore a pair of red and blue knee length swim trunks and a white billed cap as he threw the ball. 

An adorable black dog tried to get in on the action.

The game got pretty intense as the former assistant high school football coach was seen lying on the sand while triumphantly raising the ball in the air to prove he’d made a difficult catch. 

Appreciate: You don’t really appreciate it, until it’s gone.’ admitted the actor. ‘Until you go, “I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to see again, I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to hear again, I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to walk again”‘