Scott Adams might not have for much longer left to reside amid his battle with prostate most cancers.
The “Dilbert” creator, 68, is reportedly in hospice at his house in Northern California, his first ex-wife, Shelly Miles, informed TMZ on Monday.
Miles, who was married to the legendary cartoonist from 2006 to 2014, additionally knowledgeable the outlet that Adams started receiving “end-of-life care” at his house final week as a result of his well being was declining “quickly.”
Though nurses have reportedly been “coming out and in” across the clock, Miles stated that she, her sister and the “Dilbert” creator’s stepdaughter, Savannah, have been serving to to look after Adams in his last days.
Miles’ declare that Adams might not have for much longer to reside comes lower than a yr after the cartoonist and creator introduced he was recognized with metastatic prostate most cancers in Might 2025.
Adams indicated that he had been coping with his situation privately for a while earlier than his public announcement, however famous that the most cancers had progressed to Stage 4 and unfold to his bones.
He then shared one other harrowing well being replace earlier this month.
“I talked to my radiologist yesterday, and it’s all dangerous information — the chances of me recovering are basically zero,” he stated throughout his “Actual Espresso with Scott Adams” podcast on Jan. 1. “I’ll provide you with any updates if that modifications, however it received’t.
“So there’s no likelihood that I’ll get my feeling again in my legs, and I’ve acquired some ongoing coronary heart failure, which is making it tough to breathe generally through the day,” the long-lasting artist continued. “Nonetheless, it’s best to put together your self that January will in all probability be a month of transition, a technique or one other.”
Adams then defined that he had not but “made any selections” relating to his worsening situation.
“However it was all dangerous information, no excellent news in any respect,” the artist repeated. “So I’ll maintain doing this so long as it is smart — as a result of I like doing it, it retains me busy.”
“I’ve a lot larger issues than the stuff I’m speaking about within the information,” Adams, who revealed he was nonetheless engaged on new comics amid his most cancers battle, added. “However I’m so excited about like what’s occurring on the planet.”
Adams created “Dilbert” in 1989.
In 2023, nonetheless, greater than 80 newspapers stopped printing the cartoon after the cartoonist was accused of spouting racist remarks.
Adams had stated on his podcast that black individuals had been “a hate group” and urged white individuals to “simply get the hell away” from them.
Regardless of the controversy, Adams continued to host his podcast and promote his cartoon.
