Pauley Perrette is grateful to be alive, and that she has left behind what was as soon as a debilitating, near-death well being disaster.

The former NCIS actress, 54, suffered from an enormous stroke in 2021, three years after she left the beloved position of Abby Sciutto on NCIS.

The star has since absolutely recovered her well being, and as she marks the two-year anniversary of the scary incident, she is honoring the milestone.

Pauley took to Instagram September 2nd to commemorate the anniversary, sharing a colourful doodle of herself – signature rainbow hair included – and writing: “Today is my 2nd Re-Birthday!”

She continued: “2 years ago today, I had a massive stroke,” including: “2 years ago today I survived. THANKS GOD!!!”

Her followers have been fast to honor the key milestone with congratulatory messages within the feedback part underneath the submit, with one fan writing: “I’m so thankful you are here, thank you Lord!!!!” as others added: “I’m grateful too. The world needs more people like you,” and: “Thank goodness you did. You are so loved,” in addition to: “Happy ReBirthday! The world is such a better place with you in it!”

Pauley first revealed she had suffered from a stroke final yr on the primary anniversary of it, taking to X, previously often known as Twitter and writing: “It’s 9/2. One year ago I had a massive stroke. Before that I lost so many beloved family and friends, and daddy, and then Cousin Wayne.”

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She added: “Yet still a survivor after this traumatic life I’ve been given so far… And still so grateful, still so full of faith, and STILL HERE!”

Pauley additionally famous the a number of well being scares and tragedies she’s confronted in recent times, together with being hospitalized for a hair dye allergy in 2014, getting attacked by a homeless individual, and he or she additionally revealed she is a home violence and rape survivor.

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Giving an replace to People final yr, she stated: “I am doing great and am super healthy now,” including: “I want to thank everyone for their concern and take this opportunity to really plead for everyone to educate themselves on the signs of a stroke and the importance of getting medical help immediately.”

She additionally maintained: “Also that you can have a stroke AT ANY AGE, which I did not know. Teenagers can have a stroke… Let’s all learn from this and take good care of ourselves and others.”

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