https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scary-mommy-founder-jill-smokler-dies-of-brain-cancer-at-48Continuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scary-mommy-founder-jill-smokler-dies-of-brain-cancer-at-48https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/scary-mommy-founder-jill-smokler-dies-of-brain-cancer-at-48#u15179Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:06:49 +0000Jill Smokler, the creator and author of the Scary Mommy blog, died on June 22, 2026, at age 48. She passed away following a two-year battle with glioblastoma. Smokler founded the site in 2008 to provide a space for honest discussions about motherhood.What's confirmed:Jill Smokler died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 48.Smokler founded the Scary Mommy blog in 2008.The cause of death was glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer.Smokler fought the disease for two years.Smokler was a native of Swampscott.Still unconfirmed:A seizure led doctors to discover the brain tumor in 2024.Smokler shared her dia