Stringer and her late husband, William D. Stringer, whom she met as a student at Slippery Rock, have three children: David, Janine (Nina), and Justin. She has 5 siblings, Madalin Williams, …

Jan 1, 2006 · In 1981, my fourteen-month old daughter, Nina, lay in the hospital, fighting for her life. A missed diagnosis of spinal meningitis left her brain hopelessly damaged; my happy, …

Apr 30, 2022 · In 1981, their daughter, Nina, was diagnosed with spinal meningitis and has needed constant care since. Cheyney went to the NCAA championship game that season, but …

While the team fought for the championship, Vivian sat in the hospital, watching her 14-month-old daughter fight for her life. She was diagnosed with spinal meningitis. “She was never the …

Apr 2, 2008 · Her coal-miner father lost both of his legs when Stringer was a child, her husband died suddenly of a heart attack in 1991, her daughter, Nina, was misdiagnosed with a case of …

Family strength, resourcefulness, and the ability to overcome any obstacle has helped Stringer’s basketball teams--and also her own family. When childhood meningitis left her middle child, …

People talk a lot at the Final Four about dreams. They're usually about winning national championships. You know that Stringer might win one, if not this year, some year. And you …

As Stringer was preparing her team for the NCAA showdown, her only daughter, Janine, contracted a severe case of meningitis. The child was 14 months old at the time. Stringer …

"Lots of people have dreams, but C. Vivian Stringer is the dream--a coalminer's daughter who believed when her Poppa told her there was no obstacle she could not surmount. And she …