Pauley Perrette revealed on Twitter that she had a severe stroke the previous year. The 53-year-old

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NCIS alum wrote on Friday, "It's 9/2. I suffered a severe stroke a year ago. Before that, I had lost a lot of

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close relatives, friends, my father, and then Cousin Wayne "Perrette included a video of herself with her

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writing. "Despite the horrible life I have thus far been handed, I am still a survivor... And STILL HERE,

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STILL SO GRATEFUL, STILL SO FULL OF FAITH!" The rainbow-haired actress made references to her

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previous health scares in the accompanying video, including being admitted to the hospital for a hair dye

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allergy while filming an episode of NCIS in 2014 and being attacked by a homeless guy the following year.

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She said on the video, "Yes, I'm still here. How many times do I cheat death?" In addition to being allergic

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to food and hair colour, I also have a history of domestic abuse, have been raped, and have been

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assaulted by a psychotic homeless person. I'm still here, though. She acknowledged her rescue dogs in

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her final message and said she was, "I'm very thankful that I'm still alive, that I feel okay, that I've been through

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a lot over the past three years, and that I'm still thankful. Those of you who are my pals, thank you very much."

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