Twin from Ashton Kutcher was "very angry", he talked about his cerebral paralysis
But now, Michael Kutcher realizes that he has changed his life for the better.
WhileAshton Kutcher Has been on television and movie screens for years, you may not know that the actor has a twin brother.Twin from Ashton,Michael Kutcher, is a defender of those with cerebral palsy and a donation of organs, after having received a diagnosis of CP and cross a heart transplant at a young age. But while Michael is now dedicated to helping others with cerebral palsy, he was initially upset when his brother shared his diagnosis publicly.
In a new interview withToday Parents,Michael shared why he was "very angry" When Ashton shared with the world that his twin has the disease and why he grew up to be so grateful that this happens.
Michael did not want his diagnosis to define it.
TheToday The interview notes that it was about 17 years old that Ashton shared that his brother had cerebral paralysis in an interview. "I was very angry. Very angry. I remember talking to him about it," said MichaelToday. "I did not want to be the CP's face. I never talked about it."
But he realized that he had a large platform.
Michael was upset that Ashton shared his diagnosis at first, but he quickly realized that it could be a change of life - for himself and others. Michael, who calls Ashton with his name, Chris, explained, "Chris made me the greatest favor he had ever done because he allowed me to be myself."
Michael explained that a few months after Ashton made his public diagnosis, he was contacted by the mother of a five-year-old girl with severe cerebral paralysis namedBella, who wanted to know if he would share his story at a gala. "I realized that I needed to drop the shame I felt and that I am a champion for people like Bella," said MichaelToday. "I was finally ready to tell my story and I knew because of my twin, I would have a big scope."
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Michael then devoted his life to advocacy.
As explained onMichael's websiteHe works as a defender and president of the public and works with the Cerebral Foundation of Paralysis and donates life. He also worked at Transamerica's retirement solutions in Denver, Colorado, where he lives with his wife and children. He is currently working as an advisor for Joshin, an application that helps people find guardians for dearly disabled beings.
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He has sailed a lot of health problems since birth.
When Michael was born, it was a surprise towards his parents, who thought they had a baby. Michael's website tells the story of the birth of Ashton at 11 pounds, but Michael weighed less than five pounds and was fighting to breathe. Before starting kindergarten, he was diagnosed withcerebral palsy"A group of disorders that affect movement and muscle posture ... caused by damage that occurs at the immature brain as it develops, most often before birth," according to the Mayo clinic.
Then, when Michael was 13, he received only weeks to live because of a cardiac disease calledcardiomyopathy This caused his heart to four times the usual size. Fortunately, a successful heart transplant saved him.
In an interview with 2019 withUS WeeklyMichael said that at the time, Ashton said he wantedhe could give his own heart. "It's just ... I can not find the words," he said. "This is a link that you can not explain. In all severity, we are very well known ... it is an honor or a deep appreciation and a deep love for someone who would sacrifice that for you."
Ashton has always supported Michael, but Michael had to fix borders.
In theTodayMaintenance, Michael explained that when it was children, his twin always had his back. He shared a situation where the children teased and called it the word R. "My brother has chosen a fight with them," Michael said. "He got up for me. He wanted them to treat me with respect. And that meant a lot." He also said that if Ashton was invited to a sleeper and Michael was not, As Ashton would not go.
But Michael assured that Ashton did not live all his life. "I said," Every time you look at me, every time you feel sorry for me, in a way, you make me less. You make me less, "says MichaelUS Weekly. "I am who I am, right? I was put in these situations. Who I am for a reason. I strongly feel that a major part of this reason is to be a defender and being frank and Use the platform I have to defend the disability, defend the donation of organs, and I feel that I found my goal in that. "
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