After claiming he had been battling a rare autoimmune condition that had rendered him unable to hear, see, or move, Ashton Kutcher made his first public appearance on Monday. Ashton Kutcher’s wife, Mila Kunis, stood by him the entire time.

The actor admitted that he is “fortunate to be alive” after being diagnosed with vasculitis and was happy as he joined Mila at Ping Pong 4 Purpose, a charity event hosted at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The actor made the proclamation that he is “happy to be alive,” and the event took place after that.

Vasculitis is described by the Mayo Clinic as an inflammation of the blood vessels that may thicken the arterial walls and limit the route. When blood flow is restricted, the body’s organs and tissues may suffer.

Ashton discussed the crippling symptoms he endured as a direct result of his disease in a sneak peek for an upcoming episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge.

He stated, “Like two years ago, I had this weird, super rare form of vasculitis, that like knocked out my vision, it knocked out my hearing, and it knocked out like all my equilibrium.” in the footage that Access Hollywood broadcast.

Around two years ago, I developed a strange, incredibly unusual form of vasculitis that utterly destroyed my hearing, vision, and hearing ability.

It took me almost a year to build it all back up, he said of his scary experience with his health.

After that, Ashton said, “I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to see properly again, till you’re gone. You don’t realize how much you loved something until it’s gone.

I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to walk again, or even if I’ll ever be able to hear. I’m lucky to still be here.

After his diagnosis was made public, Ashton provided more details about his health issue on Twitter. Before this, there were a lot of rumors, chitchat, or whatever you want to call it. Yes, three years ago I experienced a peculiar vasculitis episode.(Autoimmune flare-up) was what he had written.

“As soon as it happened, I started having problems with my hearing, vision, and balance. My regular self has fully recovered. It’s all good. moving on. I’ll see you at the 2022 New York City Marathon with Thorn.