The disease left Ashton Kutcher unable to see (Picture: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for WeWork)
Ashton Kutcher has opened up on feeling desperate to ‘reclaim his health’ after losing his vision.
The 44-year-old star suffered a year-long battle with the autoimmune disease vasculitis in 2019 which left him unable to see, hear or walk and explained that he just ‘woke up one day’ with an array of problems.
Ashton – who is married to Family Guy star Mila Kunis – was diagnosed with the disease nearly two years ago, and previously candidly spoke about feeling ‘lucky to be alive’ after recovering from his health battle.
He’s now spoken out about other symptoms he suffered from, saying: ‘I woke up one day and was having vision issues, could hardly see.
‘Knocked out my hearing, which threw off my equilibrium, my balance
and I couldn’t walk.
‘I had vasculitis that you’re very well aware.
Ashton has candidly spoken about his health battle (Picture: Mark Sagliocco/WireImage)
‘There’s a standard you become accustomed to in your life, like being
able to see clearly.
‘And then suddenly you can’t see, like you have this occlusion and you can’t see.’
The That 70s Show actor continued: ‘And then, like, “Why are you not f**king talking louder because I can’t hear you?” You want to reclaim the health that you once had!’
Ashton – who managed to complete a marathon in New York City last month – went on to explain that he now has has a mental attitude towards life since he made a full recovery which enables him to keep going.
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis married in 2015 (Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Speaking on the premiere episode of Paramount+’s new health series, he added: ‘Part of it is this mental thing I have around achieving a full comeback from waking up at the hospital.
‘I was unable to walk and I was like, wait a second, if I can go from not
being able to walk to running a marathon in a three-year span, then I
can let that be a part of the past and be like, “I’m back. I’m good.”‘
Ashton has not disclose specifics of his diagnosis but, as stated by the NHS, vasculitis involves the inflammation of the blood vessels, with the immune system attacking healthy blood vessels and causing them to become swollen and narrow.
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When he first opened up about his health battle, talking about his journey following the diagnosis, he shared: ‘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.’
‘You start surfing on top of your problems instead of living underneath them’, he shared.
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The star suffered a year-long battle with the autoimmune disease vasculitis in 2019.
