An woman who gained national attention after miraculously surviving a stage collapse during a thunderstorm at the Indiana State Fair four years ago continues to make strides in her recovery.

Andrea Voss Vellinga was pulled from the rubble of the stage’s roof structure, which fell on her and hundreds of others as they waited for a concert by country band Sugarland on Aug. 13, 2011.

The right side of Vellinga’s skull was crushed, causing a traumatic brain injury. Three vertebrae in her spine were broken, along with several other bones. She was comatose for more than a month, unable to breathe on her own. Doctors had little hope for her survival. She then spent months at a rehabilitation hospital in Michigan before returning to her home in Pendleton.

Four years later, she has regained most of her ability to function, including driving to her job at a nearby YMCA.

“I’m physically further along than I should be,” the former Wright State volleyball player told the Anderson (Ind.) Herald Bulletin. “I would say I’m 75, 80 percent. I’ll never be what I was before, that’s for sure.”

Veiling still has problems processing and remembering information. She said sometimes she needs to be told things three or four times before truly understanding what she’s been told. In fact, she still doesn’t remember anything about the stage collapse or those first weeks in the hospital.

“I just have to work on things a lot longer than before,” she said.

One thing likely to help her progress, Vellinga said, will be the end of the lawsuits stemming from the stage collapse, something she hopes will bring her peace of mind. A law firm representing Vellinga and other victims reached a $50 million settlement with 19 companies named as defendants in the case in late 2014.

“I can’t let it go mentally till that part’s done,” she said. “What’s wrong with me, it’s me now. It’s not like a lawsuit or money will fix everything.”

The Anderson (Ind.) Herald Bulletin contributed to this story.