Dilbert creator Scott Adams receiving end-of-life hospice care, ex-wife says

“Dilbert” creator Scott Adams is in hospice care at his Northern California home as his health declines “rapidly” amid his battle with prostate cancer, his ex-wife said.

Shelly Miles, who was married to the cartoonist from 2006 to 2014, told TMZ that Adams began receiving “end-of-life care” at his home last week.

Miles said she, her sister and Adams’ daughter-in-law, Savannah, helped care for Adams, along with the nurses.

Earlier this month, Adams shared an update on his health on his podcast “Real Coffee with Scott Adams.”

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Scott Adams, cartoonist and author and creator of “Dilbert,” poses for a portrait in his home office Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Pleasanton, California. (Getty Images)

“I spoke to my radiologist yesterday, and it’s just bad news: my chances of recovery are practically zero,” he said. “I’ll let you know if that changes, but it won’t.”

“So there is no chance of me regaining my legs, and I suffer from persistent heart failure, which makes it sometimes difficult to breathe during the day,” the cartoonist continued. “However, you need to prepare yourself for the fact that January will likely be a transition month in one way or another.”

Scott Adams, cartoonist and author and creator of “Dilbert,” poses for a portrait in his home office with copies of his book “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: A Kind of Story of My Life.” (Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

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Adams first announced his prostate cancer diagnosis on his show in May, saying he was in pain every day and had been using a walker for months.

“If you’re wondering if I’m going to get better, the answer is no, it’s only going to get worse,” he said at the time. “There’s only one direction it’s going.”

Adams first announced his battle with prostate cancer in May. (Getty Images, file)

In November, Adams published a plea to President Donald Trump for help planning a cancer drug treatment that he said could extend his life.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to Adams’ viral post, asking how to reach him.

“The President wants to help,” RFK Jr. wrote.

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Adams began writing and illustrating the Dilbert comic strip in 1989. Hundreds of newspapers removed Dilbert in early 2023, after he made racist comments on his show.

He then launched a new subscription-based online version called “Dilbert Reborn”, which he describes on his website as “uncensored and spicier”.