All language subtitles for Doubling.Down.with.the.Derricos.S04E06.1080p.WEB.h264-CBFM_track3_eng

[children] Previously,
on Doubling Down
with the Derricos,

Diez and Dior will
be starting kindergarten,

so they're gonna be
home-schooled.

I don't know where
in the world we're gonna
create this space for them,

but just know
one will be created.

Diez got it!

[both imitating explosion]

[GG] Hello, Detroit!

Okay, wait, now, hey y'all.
That's where poppy and mommy
met, right there.

[Karen] Wow!

-[GG] Hey!
-How you doing?

Hey, grandma.

I feel like meeting Amani
is God's way of giving me
a new purpose to my life.

I feel like meeting Amani
is God's way of giving me
a new purpose to my life.

Just know that you would've
been a real blessing to him.

-[GG] Okay?
-[Amani] Okay.

So how is everything going?

Doctor wants me to start
on chemo when I get back home.

The thought of it just
something that I just
don't even wanna think about.

All my life, I've always
considered myself

kind of healthy and,
you know, to get
to this is like...

[sighs]

-[both crying]
-[Deon] Yeah.

It's y'all first
day of school.

What grade are you in?

-Thursday?
-[Diez] Yeah!

Oh yeah, that's why y'all
are going to school!

You in kindergarten.

Oh.

Oh.

-[Karen] You excited, Dallas?
Starting the big fifth grade?
-Yes.

-Everybody getting ready
for school up there?
-Yes.

-Everything is just yes?
-Yes.

[Karen] Y'all come on!

So we just got back
from the D.

I learned how to say,
"What up doe?"

[laughs]

It was a lot of fun.
Especially meeting Amani.

You ready for the first day
of your junior year?

But now we're back in
the real world,

and there is a lot
that we need to do.

Headphones on!

I wanna make sure everyone
is logged in, okay?

I wanna make sure everyone
is logged in, okay?

I see Dariz is already
over there, locked and loaded.

-Do you need any help?
-Please go up there
with the triplets,

-just keep them occupied.
-All right.

Triplins, let's
get to your desk!

[Karen] It's the first
day of school,

and Diez and Dior are
starting kindergarten,

so my 14 children are
all over the place.

Sit right there, Diez
and Dior. I'm coming.

-[Diez] Okay!
-[Dior] Okay!

It's not like I have a whole
lot of space to say,

"You go there, you go
work there, you go do that."

Every ounce of space
in this house is taken.

Every ounce of space
in this house is taken.

[both exclaiming]

-Aw, shoot!
-What's wrong, mommy?

Mommy's got a few
orders that came in.

And then, I have
my clothing line
that I'm dealing with.

So all of that has just sent
my stress level way up here.

[sighs] Jesus Christ,
help me today.

[Deon] Are you all gonna
be good in school today?

-I don't want any phone calls
from your teacher!
-[Diez] Okay!

[Deon] All right.
So I'll be running to
GG's if you need me.

Okay.

Later this week I'm taking GG
to her first chemo session,

Later this week I'm taking GG
to her first chemo session,

and we're both
stressing out about it.

The last time GG
did traditional chemo,

it gave her a rough time.

But we both understand that
if she wants to get better,

this is her best
option right now.

Of course, I'll be
by her side the entire time.

-All right, baby. So you good?
-I'm good. Thank you.

-You're Mr. Derrico?
-[Deon] You sure?

-[Karen] We're good.
-All right, now, I'm just
a phone call away.

-Yeah!
-Mommy got this.

[Karen] Yes.
He's ready to learn.

Uh-huh!

So boys, what is y'all's
favorite subject in school?

-Recess.
-Recess.

Recess? What y'all
know about recess?

What do you know about recess?

Recess!

Daiten is over there sleeping,
she, she... That's exactly
how I feel right now.

[Deon] You feel like
getting you some sleep?

Yes, I really do,
but I'm on to the next task.

Yes, I really do,
but I'm on to the next task.

What's the next task?

Birthday! How old do y'all be?

-Nine.
-Nine.

[Deon] Nine? That's so deep.

Where does the time go?

-It just seems like we
came home with y'all.
-It does.

I mean, all of my children
are miracles,

every last one of them,

but when you look at
the statistics of quintuplets,

only, like, maybe ten sets
a year is born

in the world.

-Hi, Dariz.
-Hi, mommy.

-[Karen] Hi, Deonee.
-Hi.

-[Karen] Hi, Daician.
-Hi.

Hi, Deni.

Deniko, what are you doing?

To know the obstacles
that we had to overcome,

think about one baby
crying throughout the night.

We got five!

This girl would have
a baby on each breast,

and patting the other one
who just got through
breastfeeding,

getting ready to get prepare
the other one who is getting
ready to go on that other two.

-We were a production.
-Oh, gosh!

[Karen] And I had little
charts and labels, and...

[Deon] And she had a system.
This baby defecated.
This baby didn't defecate.

[Deon] And she had a system.
This baby defecated.
This baby didn't defecate.

This baby is due for
this bottle at this time.

-This baby needs
that medicine.
- [Karen] This one's

- gonna be breast fed.
- [Deon] It was Karen and I
doing that every single day,

-but we did it.
-Yeah.

And when I look
back on it now,

it's amazing
to know we did it.

We found our niche,
and God said,
"Y'all got this."

[Karen] And a lot of people
just don't understand

that blessing, it... That's
not a task taken lightly.

You know that's...

-That's pretty significant.
-Yes.

-That's pretty significant.
-Yes.

So what do y'all wanna
do for y'all birthday?

-I wanna get my nails done.
I wanna get my makeup done.
-I want to go shopping.

-That's boring!
-[Daician] Shopping, I want
to go shopping.

-[sarcastically] Shopping.
-[Karen] Oh, she got
a whole list.

-[Deon] Yeah, she had a list.
-[Karen] Shopping?

I wanna go...
I wanna get shoes!

[all yelling at once]

Boring!

[Deon] All right, so wait,
what do the boys want to get?

-I wanna do football or flag.
-I wanna do football.

[Deonee] I don't wanna
play with football.

They sweat and I don't
feel like sweating.

And do it on
the dirt and stuff.

I wanna to, personally,
just shop.

I wanna to, personally,
just shop.

And do all that other stuff.

And you got that from
mommy's side of the family,
right? The shopping.

Yes.

[Deon laughs]

Nails done, flag football.

And then I want them
to get their nails done.

You want them to
get their nails done?

That's too girly!

-So first of all,
let's be clear.
-[Karen] Let's be clear.

I wanna educate you all.

Men can, and they do,
get their hands done,
and their feet.

-[Daician] Mmm-hmm!
-And believe it or not,
poppy used to.

I just got too busy
having children.

Well, you don't gotta
get no... Poppy didn't get
no color. I got clear.

-I'm really shocked because...
-Yeah.

...poppy used to get
his nails done,
but clear nails.

[Dariz] If he does
his nails then with paint?

-Oh, heck no.
-Oh, my gosh.

It's that polish.
Oh, no. It take you to
a different level.

[Deon] How are we
gonna do this?

Like, they've gone
all their lives,
doing everything together.

Now, all of a sudden,
"I'm just, deuces,
I wanna do my own thing!"

This is what
we're going to do!

Drumroll, please.

We are all gonna go
and do some flag football.

[all yelling]

And then we're gonna
go get our nails done.

-[exclaiming]
-[Dariz] But mommy,
that's girl stuff!

[Karen] We're going
to get groomed.

-Boo!
-That stinks.

And then we'll also have
another birthday celebration,

that mommy and poppy
decide for all five
of y'all to be in.

[Karen] We've
never experienced this.

[Karen] We've
never experienced this.

You know, Darian a singleton.
Derrick a singleton.

-And the twins are both boys,
so those are pretty easy.
-Mmm-hmm.

[Karen] But the quints?
This is just the beginning.

We haven't gotten to the level
of individual requests.

That's gonna be the big one.

Yeah, so everybody good?

-Yes.
-Yes.

-Boys rule.
-Boys rule.

-Boys drool.
-Boys drool.

[all laughing]

We are in here in GG's house,
it's 10:30 at night.

You can see behind me,
there was substantial
water damage.

GG and Eric,
who were in my house,

and apparently the master
bedroom bathroom,

um, toilets do a pipe bust.

And it was like that for
several hours before GG
and Eric returned home.

And it was like that for
several hours before GG
and Eric returned home.

Literally water everywhere.

Say what, baby?

Yeah, it's just total,
total destruction.
Look at that.

I mean, it's a mess in here.

You know, understand,
I've been doing real estate
for a lot of years.

I've seen a lot happen.

But, there's always that,
"Yeah, I've never
experienced this before."

This is that one that
I'd never experienced.

Look at all that water
that basically ran down.

Look at all that water
that basically ran down.

This is so bad,
that I had to put GG up in
a hotel room for the night.

She has to start chemo
in a few days,

and at a time like this,

she should be
stress free and relaxed.

Not worried about
where she's gonna live.

So this is a big problem.

It's just an absolute mess.
That's Dallas right there.

Thank God for my babies.
Thank God for my babies.

Okay.

[Karen] Let's go get
nice and groomed!

I'm so glad she's cutting
these toes on him.

I'm so glad she's cutting
these toes on him.

Ooh, girl, yes.

[laughing]

It stinks!

[GG] When I saw the house,
it was a lot of damage.

We are gonna have to clean
you and Eric's rooms out.

You can come and stay with us.

Oh, no.

You can't stay here.

Hey. Hey, quints, y'all good?

-Yes!
-Yes!

[Karen] Okay.

[Darian] So this is
the second day of home school,

and traditional school was
great for the social aspect,

but as far as the environment,
it wasn't right for me.

and I didn't feel comfortable,

and so I really do think
it was best for me
to be home schooled.

But it's really hard not
seeing anyone that's my age.

And my siblings,
because they're
so close in age,

it's easier for
them to connect.

it's easier for
them to connect.

Where, but whereas me,
I'm a teenager

and I'm the only teenager
in the house,

so it's hard for me
to connect with my
nine-year-old siblings.

-Say, "D".
-D.

But I don't want to go
to my parents and burden them

because it's just a lot
of chaos going on
around the house,

and I feel like it would
be wrong of me to add
something else to their plate.

And so I think it's
easier if I just stick
the rest of this year out,

and in the meantime,
find ways to branch out
and meet different people.

[Dariz] It's stinks!

[Deon] Oh, yeah.

-[Dariz] This is disgusting!
-[Deon] That moisture.

-[Dariz] Smells like sweat.
-Smells like water.

[Dariz] Sweat.

This is disgusting!

Last night there was
a horrible flood
at GG's house,

and today I'm bringing
her back,

just so she can see what
the insurance adjuster
determined needs to be fixed.

So everywhere you see tape,
it's gonna get gutted out.

So everywhere you see tape,
it's gonna get gutted out.

-[GG] What?
-[Eric] Yep.

-That's all this, then.
-Yeah.

[Eric] One little toilet
did all this.

-[Deon] This is gonna be
a daunting task.
-[GG sighs]

I have contacted
the insurance company,

and then we have
the water mitigation people.

So what their job is to do,
is to come out,

assess every piece of
the furniture that's damaged,

because all of this has
gotta come out in order
for them to get to the walls.

So, mom, you can't stay here.

I don't really like
the thought of
having to leave.

I was thinking, I mean,
I know, you know
we're already tight,

but you and Eric could
come and stay with us.

[GG] Oh, no. No.

[Deon] You're about
to start your treatments.

You do not need
to be in this house.

-[Dariz] Yes, GG, please,
you can make us eggs!
-No.

[sighs]

It's not really a good feeling
knowing I'm getting ready to
get pushed out of this house

'cause I don't know what
this traditional chemo
is gonna consist of.

The thought of it is...

Just leaves me feeling shaky.

Just leaves me feeling shaky.

[Deon] Think about it.
Everything gotta be repaired.

This is gonna be gutted out.
So all of this stuff
has to be replaced.

I mean, this is a big project.

All right. All right.
Okay, I'll come.

Yeah, I still hate
leaving my house,

but I mean, they're gonna
have to come in here

and tear down walls and stuff.

And there's gonna
be more stuff

flying around through here,

and stuff that I don't
need to be inhaling.

The timing is horrible.

The timing is horrible.

But you gotta do
what you gotta do,

and this is something
apparently I'm just
gonna have to do.

So, GG, you may want to
go in and start packing
your room up.

Okay. I'm gonna
need help though.

Well, that's why you have
these grandchildren.

-Come on, boys.
-That's why you have
these grand boys.

-[GG] Come on, guys.
-Get 'em to work!

All right, so we have 1 , 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,

12, 13...

Wait, how am I off?

-1 , 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10...
-8, 9, 10, 11, 12,

-13, 14.
-[Deon] ...11, 12 13, 14.

-I don't know what I'm doing.
-[Karen] It's 14.

[Deon] I'm gonna count y'all,
as y'all go in.

So we're here today
to play some football,

for Dariz and Deniko's portion
of the quintuplet birthday.

This is the first of three.

Are you guys all one family?

Are you guys all one family?

-Yes.
-Yes.

Wow. Amazing.
I struggle with one.

[Deon] So girls,
what you all thinking?
Y'all gonna play?

Um, I might just play.

I'm just gonna play.

-So y'all gonna play?
-Yeah.

[all cheering]

[Deon] So everyone is playing!

But if I get hot, I'm done!

I think about football,
it's just like a boy thing.

You get so sweaty
and all gross,
sticky and stuff.

And we have to do that!

Green Machine versus
Neon Deon, baby!

-[Deon] Come on, Neon Deon!
-[all shouting]

-[Deon] Come on, Neon Deon!
-[all shouting]

[Deon] Let's start this game!

We are the cheerleaders,
over here!

-[Darian] I wanna
catch the ball.
-[Deon] Yes, exactly.

And then what do
I do if I catch it?

[Deon] Run crazy to that way.

[Daniel] If you catch it,
you run till they
pull your flag.

We've always raised
our children to be open-minded
and to try new things,

even if it's something
that they didn't know
that they can try.

even if it's something
that they didn't know
that they can try.

We want them to know,
"Hey, the sky is the limit.
Go for it."

-[Daniel] Ready?
-[Deon] Let's go, team!

[Daniel] Hut!

[Eric] He hiked it!

One, Mississippi.
Two, Mississippi.
Three, Mississippi.

[all exclaiming]

[Darian] Wait, what do I do?
What do I do?

-What do I do?
-[Eric] Over here! Over here!

[all exclaiming]

[Deon] Come on,
Neon Deon team!

-[Karen] Go for it!
-[Deon] Get it!

-[Karen] Go for it!
-[Deon] Get it!

[cheering]

-Neon Deon team!
-Dacian!

[Karen] Look at the score!
Look at the score board!

[Deon] Watch out! One, one!

When I was growing up,
I was on band,
I was a cheerleader.

[Deon] But you
didn't play football.

I didn't do anything
with a ball.

[both laugh]

[Daniel] Ready? Let's play!

[Eric] One Mississippi.
Two Mississippi.

-Three Mississippi...
-[Deon] Run forward, forward!

[all exclaiming]

[Daniel] Interception
and touchdown!

[Daniel] Interception
and touchdown!

I think it's very neat,
you know, in this day and age,

that if girls want to
play in a sport,

run for president,
we can do more.

We're not just made
to be barefoot and pregnant
all the time.

And I can say that,
because I lead the pack.

[both laugh]

[buzzer sounds]

-Yeah!
-[cheering]

-Eric, we win?
-We won.

That's all right,
that's okay, mommy
loves you anyway! Whoo!

It was fun after all. But when
we start getting those scores,

It was fun after all. But when
we start getting those scores,

it was fun,
but when we start...

Well, well,
them two lost. I won.

So, girls. Tell the truth,
did y'all enjoy yourself?

-Yes.
-Yes.

I appreciate y'all
being open to trying.

-[scoffs] That's so ugh.
-Yeah, but we have to do it.
We made a promise.

-It's disgusting.
-Disgusting!

-Good game.
-[Eric] Good game, lil' D.
Good game, Deonee.

-Good game.
-[Eric] Good game, lil' D.
Good game, Deonee.

Deonee, the truth.

[Deon] First of all, you know
we're not actually in bed?

-This is just our dry run.
-I know.

We can go to bed
holding hands,

and don't have to have neither
one of our hands fall asleep.

[laughs]

[sighs]

[GG] Hello?

-[Deon] Hello.
-Hey, Ma.

Why are y'all down here
on the couch?

Because we're just
doing a test run.

-Ma, we're giving
you our bedroom.
-[Karen] Yes!

-Ma, we're giving
you our bedroom.
-[Karen] Yes!

Yes, ma.

-[Deon] You thought you was
gonna sleep right here?
-Yes!

-[Deon] No.
-[Karen] No.

Because of the chemo,
Derrico's insisting
that I stay with them,

and he don't want to accept
no for an answer.

And I love him for that.

I just never like
being a burden,

to nothing and nobody,
not even my children,

not my family at all.

-[Karen] You have fresh,
laundered sheets.
-I appreciate it.

This is what family
is supposed to do.

This is what family
is supposed to do.

Y'all just stop
fussing over me.
That's what you're doing.

[Deon] How could we not, Ma?

-It's a cycle.
-[Karen] You raised him,
to take care of you.

-Hey, babies.
-Hi, GG.

-[Deon] Yeah.
-[Karen] Yeah. Y'all happy
to have GG here?

[all exclaiming] Yes!

We sure can.
We can do one now.

[Deon] Oh, say a prayer, yes.

When times are hard,
and when times are good,
prayer is the key.

It helps us to remain strong

and it definitely
keep us tied together.

and it definitely
keep us tied together.

But Daician, I don't know,
she has an extra
little knack for it.

-[Daician] Our father...
-[all] Our father...

[Daician] ...who art
in heaven...

[all] ...who art in heaven...

[Daician] ...hallowed,
be our name...

-[Deon] Hallowed...
-Hallowed be our name.

[GG] And the prayers,
that's what's going to get me
through the chemo,

and I believe that.

-[Daician] God bless Dallas.
-[all] God bless Dallas.

-[Daician] God bless Denver.
-[all] God bless Denver.

[GG] I have an amazing
support group.

[Daician] Please make
GG feel good and healthy.

[all] Please make
GG feel good and healthy.

And I think that's
another thing that causes
a lot of emotion for me.

And I think that's
another thing that causes
a lot of emotion for me.

To see it now, it's like,
wow, I never really knew

that it was as strong
and powerful as it is.

[Daician] In Jesus's
mighty name...

[all] In Jesus's
mighty name...

-[Daician] ...amen.
-[all] ...amen.

Thank you.

Thank you.

[nurse] Take a deep breath,
and hold it. One, two, three.
There you go.

I want every child they got
to remember me,

and the only way they're
gonna do that is I'm here.

I've got some kids
I need to see grow up.

-[Deon] Yeah. You got this.
-[GG] Yeah.

[Karen] Let's go get
nice and groomed.

[Dariz scoffs]

-Hi!
-Hi. The Derricos, for seven?

[receptionist] All right.

We're here at the nail salon
today for the girls' portion

-of the quint's birthday...
-[laughing]

[Deon] ...and neither
Dariz nor Deniko

-want anything to do with
their nails getting done.
- [Karen] Mmm-mmm. [laughs]

-So I'm hoping that
they'll come around...
-I hope so.

...and get a chance
to show their support
for their sisters.

...and get a chance
to show their support
for their sisters.

[Karen] Boys, are y'all still
going to get y'all a pedicure?

No.

[Deon] Poppy's
getting his done.

-Deniko, try it.
-Yes.

-Just try it.
-You'll enjoy it.

-She needs to know so mommy
knows as far as how to pay.
-[Karen] Yes.

-[Karen] Well, poppy's paying.
-I guess so.

-I'll try it.
-[Deon] You said you guess so?

-I guess so.
-[Deon] Yeah, just try it.

-[Karen] Just try it.
-[Deon] They said I guess so.

Yes, so it'll be
three pedicures.

And then four nails.

Today we get to do what
we want for our birthday.

Do you want to go to that one?

I'll just sit right here.

You're just gonna
sit right here, Dariz.

[Deon] Right here, okay.

[Dariz sighs]

They're getting a nice,
lovely, just polish.

[Karen] Yes, if y'all
want it, get it.

Yes!

Yes!

I have 14.
They're just 5 of 14.

I have 14.

[Karen] Yeah. Yes.

Baby, I'm so glad
she's cutting his toes on him.

-Ooh, girl, yes!
-[Deniko] Dariz...

Who cares?

Oh, that's so cute.
Look at that, Daician!

I love your nails
from what I see here.

I love your nails
from what I see here.

Poppy needs this.
Happy birthday, quintuplets.

I think you're
enjoying their birthday
more than they are.

It almost feels like
it's my birthday.

My desire to have
clean hands and clean feet

and just overall hygiene,

it definitely stems from
how GG raised me.

And I believe it has
everything to do with
his Derrico OCD,

and mind you,
I really do love it,

because if he wasn't,
he would not be

sitting next to me
on this couch right now.

Let's just be clear.

Let's just be clear.

-[Deniko laughs] It tickles.
-How does it feel?

-It tickle?
-Yes.

Boys, are you guys
glad you guys
are getting this done?

-Yeah.
-Yes.

Thought you guys said,

"Oh no, I don't want
to get my nails."

[Deon] Grooming
is very important.

So I don't want y'all
to necessarily make it
a woman's thing.

-Men and women need
to properly groom, right?
-[Deniko] Yes.

-And, plus,
you're enjoying it!
-[Karen] Yes!

-Yeah, see,
you're being pampered.
-[Karen] Yes!

I wasn't surprised
that the quint boys
enjoyed their pedicure.

Had they went
and gotten a manicure,

I think it would have been
more fixated on that.

But their feet?
They never saw that coming.

I mean, they in the chair,
and they just...

[both sigh]

[Karen] I'm excited that they
got to try something, love it.

[Karen] I'm excited that they
got to try something, love it.

They were like, "Hold on.
We haven't been getting
this all this time?

Oh yeah, we gotta get this
more often."

-Yeah.
-[sighs]

So on a scale of one to ten,
how do you feel right now?

-100.
-We can do this anytime!

[laughs]

[sighing]

I don't wanna, I don't really
wanna do school because,

like, you gotta go a long way
to school and like, you go
all the way to what grade?

I think we go...

After we're 12?

We go to college?

The age of 12?

Oh, I know what you're saying.

-[laughing]
-When we pass the grade 12,
we go to college.

When we go past
the 12th grade,
how old are we going to be?

[all gasp]

[all exclaim]

We're gonna be so growned up.

[GG] I don't look forward
to traditional chemo.

When I took it
the first time in 2014,

it was just so rough on me.

But now, it's just
a different ballgame.

I want every child they got
to remember me.

[nurse] Take a deep breath
and hold it. One, two, three.
There you go.

[nurse] Take a deep breath
and hold it. One, two, three.
There you go.

And the only way they going to
do that is I'm here.

[Dr. Parikh]
How was your trip?

-[GG] Great.
-[Deon] Oh, it was beautiful.

-[Dr. Parikh] Did all
the kids go too?
-Yeah.

-Oh, wow.
-[Deon] All 18 of us!

-Wow!
-[Deon] Yes.

Oh my god. That's...
I just can't even fathom that.

[Deon laughs]

I'm glad that was
a good experience for you.
I think we need to lead...

-[GG] Yeah.
-[Deon] It was. She needed it.

...as normal lives as we can
going through all this, right?

-[GG] Yeah.
-[Deon] Yes.

[GG] The results of
this last scan was that

the tumor was smaller
than it was in April,

the tumor was smaller
than it was in April,

but larger than
it was in July.

So, the fact that it didn't
continue to shrink,

he suggested,

uh, traditional chemo,
so here I am.

Remember when we talked
about side effects, right?

You're going to get
a bit more tired.

And I know
you're already tired.

I'm not trying to do it
to you on purpose,
it's just that...

[GG] I know.

...I just can't avoid
that side effect.

Dr. Parikh, trust me.
If I didn't trust you...

Dr. Parikh, trust me.
If I didn't trust you...

-[Dr. Parikh] Yes.
-...I promise you,
I wouldn't be sitting here.

We will see you in three weeks
for number two.

-Okay? And we'll
go from there.
-Okay.

Dr. Parikh is telling me
about the side effects
that I'll probably experience

with this traditional chemo
and I think that's one of
the reasons why

I didn't wanna take
traditional anymore.

[Deon speaking]

Between getting the treatments
I have to go for lab work
to make sure blood counts

is where they should be,
all my levels are right.

I may leave in an hour
and they call me,

"Oh, you gotta go back
and take this and get that."
And, hey, I go, I do it.

One thing for sure.

This is going to
eliminate anything
that should not be there.

This is going to
eliminate anything
that should not be there.

-I'm speaking it
into existence.
-Speak it.

-Like they say, what doesn't
kill you makes you stronger.
-Makes you stronger.

[laughing] Yeah.

I wanna be here, so,
I got some kids I need
to see grow up.

-[Deon] Yeah. You got this.
-[GG] Yeah.

We are wrapping up
our first full week of school,

and I must say

that it did not go originally
as smooth as I hoped.

Okay, listen, we gotta get
ready for school, y'all.

Come on. Stop playing.
Stop. Let's go. Laptops.

You know,
11 children in school,

You know,
11 children in school,

fulfilling orders
for my business,

three children running
around in pull-ups.

Yeah, it's definitely
been a lot.

Deonee, what are you
doing back up here?

[Karen] Say what?

Hurry up!

Derrick, chop, chop.
We gotta go.

But now, with GG's
house flooding,

it's just got a lot worse,

and now we're all just
trying to find our way
of coping with it.

This is mommy's chocolate.
Everything in this
house is labeled.

Derrico hates labels.
I think it messes with his...

Derrico hates labels.
I think it messes with his...

...OCD, I don't give a care.

I want everybody to know,
in case he goes in there,

don't touch my chocolate.

It's like when I need that
moment to just take a break,

this is what I do.
I come in the laundry room.

[laughs]

And I eat my hidden
stash of chocolate.

Mmm.

Like, this is the first time
that the triplins

have actually been obligated
to, you know, adhere
to a school schedule,

have actually been obligated
to, you know, adhere
to a school schedule,

and I gotta remember
they're five, but it's like,
oh my gosh.

No, stay out!

Look, give mommy a minute.

-Okay?
-[child speaking]

Just five minutes.

I wish it had a lock on it.

I don't want to burden Derrico
with my whole balancing act.

He's got a lot on his plate.

You know, taking GG to
the doctor's appointments,

his business.

It's just, those things
are enough.

It's just, those things
are enough.

I can figure this out,
and I will figure it out.

Having...

...14 children and with
all I have going on...

...I feel, like,
the pressure of,

no, this is what
I asked for and so

they're my responsibilities,

but I don't know how
this is gonna go.

The one thing I don't
have to ask help for
is eating my chocolate.

I've mastered that.

Uh-oh! This is what
we have for the quints!

-[all exclaiming]
-Oh my gosh!

[all exclaiming]

[Karen] Y'all ready
to have some fun?

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

[Karen] All right!

[Deon] We wanted to do
something really special for
the quint's birthday today

that the entire family
can participate in.

With a family of 14 children,
that can be rough,

but this place has
something for everyone.

-[exclaiming]
-No! No! No! No!

-[exclaiming]
-No! No! No! No!

-This is too big for you.
This is for bigger children.
-[Karen] Yeah.

[exclaiming]

-[Karen] Is GG coming?
-[Deon] Yeah, she's supposed
to have been here.

[Karen] She is?

[Deon] Uh-huh.

GG was feeling okay
after her treatments
the other day,

and she was really looking
forward to joining us,

but I know she had to get
some blood work done today,

and I'm thinking that
that's why she's
running a little late.

I made it!

[Deon] Look at our babies,
how they're playing, baby.

[Karen] Yes, look at them.

[Karen] Yes, look at them.

I think we're doing
a great job getting past
that gender division.

Yeah, and I'm so glad
that they're just open to
trying each other's activity,

and we still got to have
the party we wanted,

-you know, with both of them.
-[Deon] Yeah.

[all exclaiming]

[Karen] Oh, look at this!
So what do you all want?

-[Daician] Popcorn.
-[Deonee] Popcorn!

It can be very challenging
ordering for a family of 16.

We'll take two cheese pizzas.

We'll take two cheese pizzas.

[Deon] Oh, right,
Dallas don't like cheese!

This one likes a salad
but no dressing.

-This one likes the dressing
but no salad.
-[laughs]

This one takes both,
but they've gotta
be chopped up.

Seven popcorn.
I know that this sounds crazy,
but they want popcorn.

Okay, so she'll take
popcorn, French fries,
and mozzarella sticks.

There's someone in the group
of us that is not gonna
like what we're eating.

It's like, you know, children!

All right, so
I think that's it though.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

[Deon] All right, babies!

[Deon] All right, babies!

[Darian] When mommy
first had the quints,

I thought everybody
had quintuplets.

Like, everybody has five
babies, and mom was like,

"No, this is, like, a once
in a lifetime thing."

I was like, "Oh."

-I wish there was
a hotel here.
-Why?

So we could just stay here
all night, and then when we
wake up we can just play!

-[Dariz] Exactly.
-[Deon laughs]

Daician is very witty.

She has clap backs for days.
She knows what to say.

After we're done, we will eat,

then go back to playing.

[Darian] We used to
call Daiten a stump,
because she had no neck,

[Darian] We used to
call Daiten a stump,
because she had no neck,

a meatball head, baby body.

Nine is fine!

-But look, one birthday
party next year, deal?
-[all] Yes!

-Yes!
-Yes!

[Darian] Deniko was always
very smiley, like to
this day, of course.

Deniko is very loyal.

No matter what you've
done to him, he's going
to stick up for you.

I'm ready to eat!

[Darian] Dariz is
always goofy and silly.

He would literally
go under the crib
and defecate under the crib.

And it was so funny,
because when you caught him,

his eyes would be like...

"I'm not doing anything."

"I'm not doing anything."

-Hi guys. I hope
you're hungry!
-[all exclaiming]

[Deon] We are ready.
Oh my gosh!

[Darian] Deonee
is very prissy, like a diva.

Like, she just... she has
to look good all the time.

Y'all made mommy and poppy
work this year.

-[Diez] Happy
birthday, quints.
-Happy birthday, quints!

-Happy birthday, quints.
-Happy birthday, quints!

[both exclaiming]

[cell phone beeps]

This is GG telling me
to come find her.

This is GG telling me
to come find her.

-So she here?
-Yeah, she said she's here.

Okay, well, go ahead.
I got them.

Look, babies!

[exclaiming]

[Karen] Oh, you're taking
the balls out. Let's put
the balls back in.

Ma, so what is it?

Is it something I don't know?

-So, this morning
I went for labs...
-[Deon] Yeah.

And, um...

...yeah, my white
blood cells are low,

and they said they're
very low, that I could, um.

catch an infection
real easily...

...and I need to stay
out of crowds.

Because of the side effects
from the chemo,

the white blood cells are low,

and white blood cells are
the thing that keeps us

from catching infections
and what not.

But when it's low,
there's no fight,

But when it's low,
there's no fight,

and that can be dangerous.

But you... You feel good?

It's not just
the physical fight,

it's the mental fight,
it's the emotional fight.

I can only fight so much.

-[Deon whispers inaudibly]
-Yeah.

Yep.

Yep.

I'm going to be
a absolute wreck

if anything happens
to my mother,

but I absolutely have to
put on a brave face for her,

and I absolutely have to
put on a brave face
for my children,

because my children have
an emotional connection
to my mother.

You know you are
a strong woman

in spite of how you feel
right this second.

[GG] Well, right this second,
I feel horrible.

The worst of it is,
I'm messing up their birthday.

The worst of it is,
I'm messing up their birthday.

-You're not messing up, Ma!
-[GG] Yeah!

You're not messing up
their birthday,

you're not messing up
their birthday.

Let 'em know I gotta go,
and I gotta clean up my face

'cause I don't want
them to see me.

[Deon whispers inaudibly]

Yeah.

Just knowing that, you know,
with her white blood cells
being so low,

that a simple cold
could really make her sick,

it makes me angry at cancer.

I'm gonna walk
you out to your car.

I'm gonna walk
you out to your car.

She can't be around people.
She can't technically
be around us.

It's just, I keep saying
to her, "Ma, it's okay,
you gonna through this."

But hell, I'm even thinking,
like, what now?

But I have to let her
see the strength.

You know, sometimes it's
hard because sometimes
I don't feel the strength,

I feel weak also.

But I have to let her
see the strength...

...because I have to
help keep ma together.

-[knocking on door]
-[GG] Come on.

-Hey, dear.
-Hey, mommy.

I'm not gonna come over there.

I want to stay
my distance from you.

Okay. Well, I can put
my mask on if you'd like.

-No, I don't want you
putting your mask on.
-[GG] Oh, yeah.

-How you feel?
-[GG] I feel okay.

How did the party go?

Oh, mom, they had a ball.

-They did?
-Yes. I just told them
that you, you um,

you were a little tired
and sleepy and you
came on home.

[GG] Mmm-hmm.

I get that feeling from you,
you've been thinking.

Yeah. I mean, hear me out.

You know, there's the kids,

got you and Karen
sleeping on the couch.

I think I need to move out.

It is gonna be hard for me
to live in this house

It is gonna be hard for me
to live in this house

with it being
so many people here,

and I have
this low blood count,

and potentially, I could
get sick from somebody.

[Deon] GG is the matriarch
of our family,

and she has always
taken absolutely
the best care of me.

So I want my mother
here with us.

Now is my time
to take care of her.

So, Ma, where are
you gonna go?

You can't go back home.

That house is still not ready.

You can't go to a hotel.
There's people in
and out of there.

You can't go to a hotel.
There's people in
and out of there.

Where are you gonna go?

I can find me a place.
I can move Eric in with me.

Eric don't mind, you know,
taking care of me.

I just feel like as family,
we are supposed
to stick together.

You're not supposed
to be away from us.

I know that y'all
are here for me,

and I love the fact
that y'all are here for me,

but in the same token,
there's still some things

that I need to do to kinda
help this process along.

that I need to do to kinda
help this process along.

And one of those is to
kinda get myself

in a stress free environment.

Not to say anybody here
stresses me out,

but the situation
itself is stressful.

Going through the different
challenges that I am,

and then having to be
isolated from everybody,

That's not a good situation.

It's just not comfortable.

It's just not comfortable.

And I have too much
time on my hand,

to fill in blanks in my head
that I don't need to fill in.

You know what I mean?

Staying in this room is like,

you know, I ain't never
been one to just like

-to lay around, period.
-[Deon] I know.

And then, being
enclosed in one spot,

it's like,

it could challenge my sanity.

See, I'm resting.
My body is resting now,
but my mind is not resting.

See, I'm resting.
My body is resting now,
but my mind is not resting.

And I need...
I need a total rest.

[GG] Cancer feeds on stress.

I can't get the solitude
that I need, and I'm
just not comfortable.

I need to go.
I know he's not gonna like it,

but that's okay.

I got to now do
what's good for me.

[Deon sighs heavily]

What you thinking?

I mean, I hear you.

And I have given
a lot of thought to
how it has to be for you,

being up in this room feeling,
I guess, imprisoned,
for lack of a better word.

Yeah.

So, I mean, you... I mean,
this is just...

Well, that's kinda
how I've been feeling.

I hate it...

-[GG] I know you hate it.
-...but I understand.

It does make it easier
for me, knowing that

once I find her a place,
Eric will be there with her,

once I find her a place,
Eric will be there with her,

and of course she'll
come back when she can.

But I still hate the thought
of her leaving. I really do.

This is one of those times
I need a hug.

[GG] Come and get a hug.

Don't cry.

[Deon] I'm okay. Love you.

Hi!

Hi!

[Karen] Next time,
on Doubling Down
with the Derricos,

I thought it would be
a good idea if I got a job.

I like that, I guess.

It's not easy to make friends
when you're home schooled.

So I want this job,
I want this extra money,

and I want this independence.

[exclaims] Oh, well...

[Darian] What was that?

I feel like this is my first
and last day of
work. [sighs]

Well, that's embarrassing.

[Deon] Remember Tiffany?

She donated her donor tissue
and that's how we were
able to save Dawsyn.

We have stayed really close
to Dawsyn's donor family
over the years.

We have stayed really close
to Dawsyn's donor family
over the years.

Financially, it is a struggle.

-We'll be calling y'all soon.
-Yeah.

We really and truly
want to show them just
how much we love them,

so we would like
to do a fundraiser.

No, Dawsyn, don't put that
in your mouth, baby.

So I'm at the chemo
with GG to support her.

Just the mere thought
of another treatment,

it's got me disturbed,

so it's like, do I go through
with this next treatment

so it's like, do I go through
with this next treatment

or not?

My mother is not a quitter.
So it is scary to hear
her talk about giving up.