RIP - Scott Adams

Last November, I blogged about Scott Adams having metastatic prostate cancer. This morning I learned that he passed away today.

This morning, I came across an NPR article titled, Scott Adams, the controversial cartoonist behind 'Dilbert,' dies at 68 by Rachel Treisman. Rachel Treisman wrote the following:

Scott Adams, the controversial cartoonist who skewered corporate culture, has died at age 68, He announced in May 2025 that he had metastatic prostate cancer and only months to live.

Months later, in November, Adams took to X to request — and receive — some very public help from President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in addressing health insurance issues that had delayed his treatment with an FDA-approved cancer drug called Pluvicto.

Adams said he was able to book an appointment the next day. Despite the Trump administration's public intervention, Adams shared on his YouTube show in early January 2026 that "the odds of me recovering are essentially zero."

Adams' former wife, Shelly Miles, announced his death Tuesday during a YouTube livestream, and then read a statement from Adams who said, "I had an amazing life. I gave it everything I had. If you got any benefits from my life, I ask you pay it forward as best you can."

Rachel Treisman writes quite an in-depth article about the life of Scott Adams. Click on the top link to read the full obituary.

Dilbert Cartoonist, Scott Adams, Makes Pleas to Donald Trump to Save Help Save His Life

I'm late in making this post as I'd read an article about this situation regarding Scott Adams last week. 

I am always on the look out for news pertaining to books, libraries, authors, reading, bookstores, the publishing industry, book festivals and events, etc. This post about Scott Adams falls into the topics I like to blog about it.

I recently read that Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert cartoon series, has metastatic prostate cancer and has had difficulty in receiving treatment for metastatic prostate cancer.

I read an article found on Patch's website titled, 'Help Save My Life' — Dilbert Cartoonist Begs Trump To Fix Kaiser Treatment Battle by Angela Woodall.

In the article, Angela Woodall wrote the following:

Adams first posted a public plea on X, saying on Sunday that he planned to ask Trump for his help getting a specific treatment for metastasized prostate cancer from Kaiser Permanente.

"On Monday, I will ask President Trump, via X, to help save my life. He offered to help me if I needed it," Adams wrote Sunday.

"I need it," he added.

Adams wanted Trump to use his influence to persuade Kaiser to schedule treatment of Pluvicto, a radioactive drug approved for men with advanced prostate cancer who had received hormone therapy and chemotherapy, according to reports.

Kaiser had approved the treatment for Adams, but a scheduling snafu was delaying it, he said.

"I am declining fast. I will ask President Trump if he can get Kaiser of Northern California to respond and schedule it for Monday. That will give me a fighting chance to stick around on this planet a little bit longer," Adams wrote.

"Scott. How do I reach you," wrote Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "The president wants to help,"

“On it,” Trump wrote in response shortly after.

On Tuesday, Adams posted that he would receive the cancer treatment he is seeking the next day.

Wow! First off, I'm sorry to learn that Scott Adams is suffering from metastatic prostate cancer and having difficulty with Kaiser in booking an appointment for the treatment he needs.

Secondly, it must be nice to know people in high places that can help resolve a scheduling snafu with your healthcare provider. The rest of us have to fix/solve the problem without such interventions from someone like the POTUS. Btw, we should all be so fortunate to receive the healthcare we so need without hiccups from the healthcare system or such interventions from people in high places.

I also read in Angela Woodall's article that some readers were angry, accusing Scott Adams of using his influence to obtain his healthcare needs. See the following quote from Woodall's article:

One user reposted a 2023 comment attributed to Adams, "Don't ask a president to make healthcare or moral decisions for you. No one would respect that process."

Interesting quoted comment from Scott Adams, if true! On one hand Scott Adams stated that one shouldn't ask the president to make healthcare or moral decisions for you as no one will respect the process. Yet, Scott Adams does exactly what he says one shouldn't do. 

I also learned from the above article that Scott Adams has made some controversial statements about race.

Adams experienced repercussions from his controversial comments about race when distributor Andrews McMeel Universal announced Feb. 26 it would no longer work with the cartoonist.

In an episode of his YouTube show, Adams described people who are Black as members of “a hate group” from which white people should “get away.

Scott Adams has also been a Trump supporter.

I learned a lot of new to me stuff about Scott Adams from reading Angela Woodall's article.