{"id":14297,"date":"2012-05-03T16:36:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T20:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=14297"},"modified":"2012-05-03T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T20:36:16","slug":"mom-says-talk-show-visit-was-to-help-her-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=14297","title":{"rendered":"Mom Says Talk Show Visit Was To Help Her Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

In November 2011, the frustration Johneather Winkfield<\/strong> felt reached its peak. She was involved in a serious domestic issue that involved her son, who has Sickle Cell.<\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to contact the producers of the show to see if they would let me appear and address my problem. My problem was my son\u2019s father was denying him because he has Sickle Cell.\u201d<\/p>\n

In December, Ms. Winkfield<\/strong> and her son were flown to Connecticut where the show is aired, put up in a luxurious hotel, and treated like royalty. \u201cThey took care of everything, including our travel expenses and meals. \u201cOn the show, they paid for a DNA test, and I confronted my son\u2019s father and his girlfriend. The whole thing was very dramatic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Winkfield<\/strong> said the show was aired February 8th, and she was surprised so many people saw it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I got back to Tampa, I got a lot of praise for the way I carried myself on the show. \u201cI was nervous, but I managed to make it through the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Winkfield<\/strong> said appearing on the show gave her a lot of contact with other single mothers and mothers with loved ones that have Sickle Cell.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to be a part of a group that helps us deal with Sickle Cell, and put more information out there about what the disease really is and how it is treated.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there is one thing I will always cherish is my experience of being on a live television show. I actually met P-Diddy<\/strong> at the airport. We spoke, and he gave me a wave and a smile when he left.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Winkfield<\/strong> said if it takes going public with your domestic problems, don\u2019t be afraid.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the only way you can get results is to put it on national television, then don\u2019t be ashamed to do that. \u201cI still have to pinch myself about being on the show. No matter where I go, people who I\u2019ve never met before recognize me from being on the show, and they want to talk to me about the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Winkfield<\/strong> said as far as the Sickle Cell is concerned she monitors her son constantly, and appreciates the support she\u2019s gotten from the local Sickle Cell organization.<\/p>\n

Reporter Leon B. Crews can be reached at (813) 248-0724, or e-mailed at Lcrews@flsentinel.com.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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