Jonas, who was all of 13 at the time, told Cigar Aficionado magazine" "I was very close to a coma. Like, a day away, if I hadn't gone to the hospital."
He added: "I kept asking my parents, 'Am I going to be OK?' I was just so concerned that it was going to limit my ability to do all the things I wanted to do. I was very scared."
Nick, who is now 27 years old, said he found out it is a manageable disease.
"I found out very quickly it's a very manageable disease - as long as you're really diligent," he said.
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