Utah ‘mommy blogger’ Heather Armstrong, known as Dooce to fans, dead at 47
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Heather Armstrong, "Queen of the mommy bloggers," known for her website Dooce.com and sharing her candid commentary on social media has died at the age of 47.
Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that Armstrong died by suicide. He said he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home. She’d been sober for more than 18 months but had recently relapsed, Ashdown said. Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more.
One of the first and mommy bloggers, Armstrong started Dooce in 2001. She wrote frankly about her children, relationships and other challenges. The blog exploded in popularity and she turned it into a lucrative career, appearing on Oprah and the Forbes list of most influential women in media.
In 2009 she released her memoir, "It Sucked and then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown and a Much Needed Margarita."