'NCIS' vet Pauley Perrette suffered a 'massive stroke' a year ago

The 53-year-old is best known for playing forensic scientist Abby Sciuto in 'NCIS'. Photo: TNS

Former NCIS star Pauley Perrette is still here and repeatedly reminded her fans of that fact when she marked a scary milestone on Twitter.

Perrette, 53, best known for playing forensic scientist Abby Sciuto in the CBS procedural, revealed in a tweet on Sept 2 that it had been a year since she suffered a "massive stroke" and that she's grateful to be alive and "still full of faith".