Popular mommy blogger dies at 48 two years after devastating cancer diagnosis

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Jill Smokler, founder of Scary Mommy, has died at age 48 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form ofbrain cancer.

The popular “mommy blogger” had been fighting the disease for the past two years, according to an announcement posted onScaryMommy.comon Monday.

The stay-at-home mother of three launched the blog in 2008 as a place to share the “joys and pitfalls” ofparenting, according to the article.

As Scary Mommy expanded from a personal blog into a major parenting brand, Smokler built a following with her honest, often self-deprecating take on motherhood.She went on to speak at blogging conferences, author bestselling books, appear on national television programs and earn three Webby Awards, her biography states.

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“Jill spent her life telling the truth about motherhood — that it could be wonderful and impossible in the very same breath — and in doing so, she gave millions of women permission to stop pretending and feel a little less alone,” her family shared in a statement following her passing.

October 3, 2018 - Pikesville, MD, USA - Scary Mommy blog founder and author Jill Smokler marked a new chapter of her life with a move to a midcentury modern house in Pikesville.

Jill Smokler, founder of Scary Mommy (pictured in 2018), has died at age 48 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

“She was funny, fearless, generous and entirely herself.More than anything she built, Jill was proudest of her three children, Lily, Ben and Evan.We are heartbroken to lose her, and endlessly proud of the mark she left on the world.”

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Smokler’s first sign of the disease was in April 2024, when she experienced a sudden seizure.She then underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor, after which she didn’t recognize her own children, she previously sharedwith Today.

“I am definitely grateful that I don’t remember the looks on their faces when I didn’t recognize them,” she said.“That must have been gutting.”

Smokler wasdiagnosed with glioblastoma, the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults and one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer.There is currently no cure.

Doctor looking at brain scan images on tablet.

About 13.9% of all brain tumors are glioblastomas, according to the American Brain Tumor Association.(iStock)

Following surgery, the blogger underwent radiation and chemotherapy, during which she was open about her treatment side effects, including fatigue and hair loss.Additional surgeries and clinical trials followed, according toprevious interviews.

“Thank you, Jill, for everything.May you rest in peace,” the Scary Mommy post concluded.

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About 13.9% of all brain tumors are glioblastomas, according to the American Brain Tumor Association.More than 12,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S.each year.

Median survival is approximately 12 to 18 months after diagnosis, even with treatment.Only about 5% to 7% of patients survive five years after diagnosis, data shows.

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