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Minium: An “Intervention From God” May Have Saved the Life of ODU Basketball Assistant Coach Bryant Stith

By Harry Minium

At first, he felt a little lightheaded. Within a few minutes, he was dizzy and began to sweat..

He stepped into his office to relax and clear his head. But then he felt a tingling sensation in his left arm, the classic warning of a stroke or heart attack.

That's when Old Dominion assistant basketball coach Bryant Stith began to worry. He thought about his father, who had a stroke 12 years ago that left him unable to get around on his own, and his grandfather, also partially paralyzed by a stroke.