Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams moves to hospice care in final days

Scott Adams, the 68-year-old creator of the long-running comic strip Dilbert, may be nearing the end of his life amid a battle with metastatic prostate cancer.

Adams is receiving hospice care at his home in Northern California, his first ex-wife, Shelly Miles, told TMZ on Monday. Miles, who was married to Adams from 2006 to 2014, said he began receiving end-of-life care at home last week after his health reportedly declined “rapidly.”

According to Miles, nurses have been coming and going around the clock, while she, her sister, and Adams’ stepdaughter, Savannah, have helped care for him in recent days. The update comes less than a year after Adams publicly disclosed his cancer diagnosis. In May 2025, the cartoonist and author said he had been dealing with the illness privately before announcing that it had advanced to Stage 4 and spread to his bones.

Earlier this month, Adams shared a grim assessment of his condition during his “Real Coffee with Scott Adams” podcast. In the Jan. 1 episode, he said he had spoken with his radiologist and was told the outlook was bleak. “I talked to my radiologist yesterday, and it’s all bad news; the odds of me recovering are essentially zero,” Adams said. He added that he did not expect to regain feeling in his legs and described ongoing heart failure that sometimes makes it difficult to breathe. He also suggested January could be “a month of transition,” though he said he had not yet made any decisions about next steps.

Adams told listeners he intended to continue his work for as long as it made sense, saying the routine kept him occupied. He also indicated he was still creating new comics despite his health struggles.

The cartoonist has also announced that he intends to convert to Christianity in his last days.

Adams launched Dilbert in 1989, building the strip into a widely syndicated workplace satire that ran for decades. In 2023, however, more than 80 newspapers dropped the comic after he began incorporating anti-woke content.