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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Edward Helmore

Ashton Kutcher ‘lucky to be alive’ after autoimmune disease left him blind and deaf

Ashton Kutcher at the Tribeca Festival in June, in New York City.
Ashton Kutcher at the Tribeca Festival in June, in New York City. Photograph: Mark Sagliocco/WireImage

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

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

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