The Derricos are mourning the loss of a beloved family member. Deon Derrico’s nephew Amani Barkley has died. The star of TLC ’s Doubling Down With the Derricos shared the sad news in a social media update over the weekend.
Deon Derrico’s nephew Amani Barkley has died “My Family, friends, and fans...
.It is with great sadness that I #DEONDERRICO Announce the passing of my loving nephew Amani Barkley! Our family is devastated,” Deon wrote in the July 20 Instagram post. Amani appeared occasionally on Doubling Down With the Derricos .
He was the son of Deon’s late brother, Christopher S. Turner, and Stacey Dickey. Deon, his wife Karen, and their 14 children met Amani for the first time two years ago.
They confirmed their relationship via a DNA test, an event that was featured on the family’s reality series . “We met Amani, just two years ago as seen on @tlc’s Doubling Down With The DERRICOs, and you guys along with my family fell in love with him and in this short time we have built a bond with Amani, and merged our families forever!” Deon wrote. The ‘Doubling Down With the Derricos’ star has been documenting his nephew’s health struggles In recent weeks, Deon’s Instagram has been dominated by updates about his nephew’s health struggles.
Amani was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis at age 14, according to a GoFundMe created by Karen. He received a liver transplant at 21. But eventually, that new organ began to fail Amani received another liver .