Did Karen Have A Stroke?

Summary

• Karen Derrico from Doubling Down With the Derricos experienced health concerns, including possible stroke symptoms, but was later diagnosed with untreated muscle spasms.
• The Derrico family, featured on TLC since 2020, navigates challenges with their large family, including health issues among the children.
• Karen and her husband Deon are divorcing after 19 years of marriage, and Deon faced fraud and theft charges.

Karen Derrico from Doubling Down With the Derricos is giving fans cause for concern, since some believe that she may have had a stroke while the last season was filmed. During her 15 pregnancies, Karen has had her fair share of health issues, including a few miscarriages. Now, viewers are wondering if she’s had another serious health complication.

The super-sized Derrico family includes Karen, Deon Derrico, and their brood, and they’ve all been featured on TLC since 2020. Karen has become pregnant many times, with numerous sets of multiples. Thanks to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, fans were able to watch the large family navigate the difficulties of self-isolating and quarantining. Fans are used to seeing the children live with challenging health issues. Some of the children were born prematurely, and other health issues among the kids include positional plagiocephaly and ventricular septal defect (VSD). However, it’s Karen’s health that is currently in the spotlight.

Karen Derrico Showed Troubling Symptoms

Is She Okay?

During Doubling Down With the Derricos season, 2 fans were worried because Karen was rushed to the hospital. At the time, Deon was thinking the worst, and he was concerned that his beloved wife might be having a stroke. The incident in question occurred when the couple was walking, and Karen from DDWTD showed symptoms that included losing control of the right side of her body.

Signs of a possible stroke in men and women are sudden numbness in the face or side of the body, confusion, trouble speaking, trouble seeing, and loss of balance.

At the time of the event, Karen was only 41. Additionally, the reality star was in picture-perfect health. Fans learned that she didn’t suffer from high blood pressure and was a healthy eater. TLC viewers were worried because she couldn’t even squeeze the EMT’s hand when she was asked to. As the episode continued, supporters of the large family got some great news. Karen from DDWTD did not have a stroke. The mother learned that she was dealing with untreated muscle spasms, which actually led to temporary paralysis.

Karen was told she would need to undergo massage therapy that would help her to recover and regain her strength.

Fans who watched the Doubling Down With the Derricos season finale got to see Karen leave the hospital and embark on her recovery journey. When the next installment aired, Karen looked better than ever. The new season will show the couple contemplating adding to the family, as well as a possible move to the country. For now, Karen is in tip-top shape and looking forward to getting back to her daily routine.

What Karen Derrico’s Up To Now

She’s Divorcing Her Husband

While Karen didn’t have a stroke, which is a very good thing, she’s going through a lot in the summer of 2024. She and her husband are divorcing. Since they have so many children, they’ll always have to find a way to co-exist. That may not be easy.

The couple seemed very wholesome, but there were red flags. Couples shouldn’t gloss over problems – they should seek out therapy before things get worse.

The couple’s split is very recent, as a judge signed their divorce papers on June 6. After years of relying on each other while juggling fairly daunting parenting tasks, they have called it quits. Maybe the pressures of raising so many children got to them. There are only so many hours in the day, and just relaxing together and having a laugh was probably almost impossible. Date nights were probably not too common. Children are amazing, but parenting is very hard work.

They currently have 13 minor kids, and they’re sharing custody of them, which is fair. They’d been married for 19 years, so their divorce is such a sea change. While both sides may be happier apart, they’ll have their moments while adjusting to a new normal. They will look back and will probably feel very sad at times. Deon’s putting up a brave front though – he’s sharing his gratitude online and says that he’s doing well. Perhaps he was the Doubling Down With The Derricos star who wanted the split. Karen isn’t currently talking about the situation at Instagram.

Deon was actually charged with fraud and theft, as per the Las Vegas Review Journal. He was charged with a whopping 13 felony offenses. As well, he faced a trio of misdemeanor charges. He allegedly ripped off people by stealing their houses. However, he denies any wrongdoing and says his criminal record is clean. When the publication grilled him about the charges, he got extremely defensive. He said:

“I would have never invited you into my home if I thought this was your intention. Not in my home, with my babies,” he says.

This couple has been through some drama. Karen from Doubling Down With The Derricos is a strong woman, so she will find ways to be happy while flying solo. Well, as solo as a mom with so many children can be. The beauty of the large family is that these parents will rarely need to be alone as they recover. They’ll always have their wonderful kids.

Sources: Karen Derrico/Instagram, Las Vegas Review Journal