Angie Lopez's mom, Lily, puts a helmet on the 24-year-old to protect her head in the family's South Sioux City home in March, as Lopez's brother, Alex, looks on. Doctors had to remove a part of Lopez's skull to relieve pressure in her brain, after she was struck by a motorcycle in downtown Sioux City on Nov. 11, 2023.
Jesse Brothers, Sioux City Journal
Angie Lopez stands with her brother, Alex, in their family's South Sioux City home. Lopez had to relearn how to walk and talk, after she was struck by a motorcycle on Fourth Street in Sioux City.
Jesse Brothers, Sioux City Journal
Angie Lopez stands with her brother, Alex, in their family's South Sioux City home. Lopez had to relearn how to walk and talk, after she was struck by a motorcycle on Fourth Street in Sioux City.Â
Jesse Brothers, Sioux City Journal
Angie Lopez gives her Welsh corgi, Mojo, a treat in her family's South Sioux City home.
Jesse Brothers, Sioux City Journal
Angie Lopez talks about her plans to earn a doctorate in physical therapy and work with children.Â
Jesse Brothers, Sioux City Journal
Angie Lopez (left), her brother, Alex, and their mother, Lily, talk about Lopez's difficult journey with physical therapy, after she was struck by a motorcycle in downtown Sioux City on Nov. 11, 2023.
SOUTH SIOUX CITY — If his younger sister had her way, Alex Lopez said she would "push the fast-forward button" on her recovery to get back to where she was before Nov. 11, 2023.
Angie Lopez plays with her Welsh corgi, Mojo, at her family's home in South Sioux City. She wears a helmet to protect her head. Doctors had to remove a part of her skull to relieve pressure in her brain, after she was struck by a motorcycle in downtown Sioux City on Nov. 11, 2023.
Angie Lopez plays with her Welsh corgi, Mojo, at her family's home in South Sioux City. She wears a helmet to protect her head. Doctors had to remove a part of her skull to relieve pressure in her brain, after she was struck by a motorcycle in downtown Sioux City on Nov. 11, 2023.
Angie Lopez, 24, describes her difficult journey with physical therapy, after being struck by a motorcycle in downtown Sioux City on Nov. 11, 2023. Lopez's mother, Lily, right, and brother, Alex, center, help care for Lopez in the family's South Sioux City home.
Emergency services respond to a crash along Historic Fourth Street around 11 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2023. Angie Lopez, a 24-year-old pedestrian from South Sioux City, suffered life-threatening injuries when she was struck by a motorcycle.
Angie Lopez stands with the help of her mother, Lily, right, in their South Sioux City home in March. Angie wears a helmet to protect her head because doctors had to remove a part of her skull to relieve pressure in her brain after she was struck by a motorcycle in downtown Sioux City, Nov. 11, 2023.
Abby McClure, an occupational therapist, works with Angie Lopez at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals' Omaha, Nebraska, campus. McClure said every brain injury is different and each patient's progression can be "unpredictable."Â
Mackenzie Huck, courtesy of Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals
Angie Lopez's mom, Lily, puts a helmet on the 24-year-old to protect her head in the family's South Sioux City home in March, as Lopez's brother, Alex, looks on. Doctors had to remove a part of Lopez's skull to relieve pressure in her brain, after she was struck by a motorcycle in downtown Sioux City on Nov. 11, 2023.
Angie Lopez stands with her brother, Alex, in their family's South Sioux City home. Lopez had to relearn how to walk and talk, after she was struck by a motorcycle on Fourth Street in Sioux City.
Angie Lopez stands with her brother, Alex, in their family's South Sioux City home. Lopez had to relearn how to walk and talk, after she was struck by a motorcycle on Fourth Street in Sioux City.Â
Angie Lopez (left), her brother, Alex, and their mother, Lily, talk about Lopez's difficult journey with physical therapy, after she was struck by a motorcycle in downtown Sioux City on Nov. 11, 2023.
