Doubling Down with the Derricos' Deon Derrico Told Karen 'I Cannot Do This Without You' Before Their Divorce

Karen Derrico and Deon Derrico seemed totally committed to each other before they filed for divorce.

Tuesday, June 18 episode Duplication with the Derricos, Karen suffered an emergency health scare during a family vacation on the slopes. After collapsing to the ground, she revealed she had an irregular heartbeat and felt “faint”.

Her vital signs were normal when paramedics arrived and described her fainting as altitude sickness and dehydration. With the whole family still reeling from Karen’s collapse, her husband Deon organized a private dinner where they pondered the terrifying possibility of what might have been.

“I didn’t see we were here now. It was so hard,” Deon said of the EMS as Karen became emotional.

Duplication with the Derricos‘ Deon and Karen Derrico are divorced, sharing custody of 13 minor children

Karen Derrico.

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Speaking on camera, the matriarch of the Derricos family admitted that she “didn’t know what was going on” until she saw the “concerned” faces of her loved one. Although she felt disoriented, she knew one thing for sure: “I have to be good for my children.”

“My thing is honey, think about how today went, all this other crap doesn’t matter,” Deon continued. “The stress in the house, the paint, the floors, wanting Darian to go to college, none of that mattered when you were on that court today.”

“We just need our family and our health,” he said when Karen agreed. “[When] we’re coming back home, you know, we’re coming back to a home that has all these challenges and problems. But that is our reality, no matter what we can go through. I can’t do this without you.”

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Karen returned her husband’s sentiments, adding: “I don’t want to do it without you” before toasting “reflection” as well as health, love and family.

The next day, the family went to a breakfast celebration to celebrate Karen’s recovery. After their children went around talking about the things they loved most about their mother, Karen shared on camera how the experience helped her realize she had to prioritize herself.

“Going through something like that definitely shakes you up,” she admitted. “I just said, ‘Karen, you need to focus on yourself. What does Karen want?’

At the breakfast table, Karen told Deon how the fear triggered “thinking time.”

(L) Deon Derrico and Karen Derrico.

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“I’m just looking for a woman like Karen,” she explained, before sharing how she wants to pursue her passion for helping other women in motherhood by opening up about her own journey.

“There’s more I want to do, I just have to figure out the right path to get where I want to be and go,” Karen explained to the cameras. “And I put everyone else first in my life. It’s time for me to do the same.”

On June 4, Deon and Karen filed for divorce after 19 years of marriage. Their divorce became official when a judge signed off on the divorce two days later. In a statement shared with PEOPLE shortly after the news, the estranged couple revealed that they are “united” in parenting their 14 children after their split.

“Together we remain united in parenting our 14 beautiful children – their well-being is our priority,” they said. “We thank everyone for their understanding and support as we move forward for the sake of our family.”

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Duplication with the Derricos airs Tuesdays at 8:00 PM ET on TLC.

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