Pauley Perrette marks 1 year anniversary of stroke: 'How many times do I cheat death?'
Pauley Perrette is letting everyone know sheās a tough cookie.
In a video posted to Twitter Friday, the former āNCISā star revealed she suffered a āmassive strokeā last September.
āOh my god, itās September 2: Itās the one-year anniversary since I had a stroke,ā said Perrette in the video. āYes, Iām still here, again. How many times do I cheat death? I almost died from a hair dye allergy; I have food allergies; I am a domestic violence and a rape survivor; I was assaulted by a crazy homeless person and almost died, and Iām still here.ā
She continued: āIāve been through a lot in the last two years, things that are harder than having a stroke. But Iām still here. And Iām so grateful.ā
Perrette opened up more about the health ordeal in an interview with Entertainment Tonight published Tuesday.
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"I woke up and had no feeling on the entire right side of my body," Perrette recalled of the strokeās onset. "At first I thought I had just slept funny. ā¦ (I) couldnāt feel my finger touching my face, couldnāt feel my face being touched by my finger, couldnāt feel my laptop sitting on my lap, no feeling at all on the right-hand side ā I could have burned myself or cut my finger off and wouldnāt have known.ā
After a phone call with her doctor, Perrette went to the emergency room, where she said she was swiftly placed āon a gurney with a million things stuck in my arms and a bunch of medical people rushing me somewhere.ā
"They know how serious a stroke is and how immediate care is imperative," Perrette explained.
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A stroke takes place when āsomething blocks blood supply to part of the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts,ā according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A stroke is āa serious medical conditionā requiring immediate emergency care, as it can cause ālasting brain damage, long-term disability, or even death.ā
Perrette said sheās ātotally OK nowā and is using her experience to raise awareness about the seriousness of strokes.
"(I) really want people to get educated about all signs of a stroke, especially that you can have one at any age,ā Perrette said. āBy knowing signs of a stroke, we can save ourselves and others."
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