On a sad note, another popular blogger, popularly known as “Queen of mummy bloggers”, Heather Armstrong, a pioneering American “mommy blogger” has passed on at the age of 47.
Ms Armstrong, who gained widespread recognition for detailing the ups and downs of parenthood on her blogging site Dooce, was found dead after police officers from Salt Lake City PD responded to a call. A preliminary investigation determined she died by suicide. No other details were given.
Fans of Heather learned of the tragic news on Wednesday, May 10, following a statement that read “Heather Brooke Hamilton aka Heather B. Armstrong aka dooce aka love of my life. July 19, 1975 – May 9, 2023.”
Her boyfriend Pete Ashdown told the Associated Press he had found Ms Armstrong on Tuesday night in their Utah home. She had two children with her former husband and business partner, Jon Armstrong. Heather began Dooce in 2001 and built it into a lucrative career.