Heather Armstrong, mommy blogger of Dooce.com, dies at 47 | GMA

Now to Heather Armstrong, who many considered to be the queen of mommy bloggers, passing away at 47. Ariel Restiff is back with her story. Good morning to you guys. This is truly heartbreaking. This news coming as a shock to Armstrong's millions of fans. She was one of the first to the frontier of blogging, founding her site Deuce in 2001, an author who captured hearts and readers with her candor about parenting, addiction and all of life's ups and downs with her wit and unveiled honesty. This morning, tributes pouring in following the announcement on social media yesterday that one of the pioneers of blogging, Heather Armstrong, passed away at the age of 47.

Her family breaking the news to stunned fans on her Instagram account, adding, hold your loved one close and love everyone else. Considered the queen of mommy bloggers, Heather grew a fan base of more than 8 million readers a month on her website Deuce, giving people a deeply personal view of her journey through parenthood. With both humor and heart, Armstrong shared her irreverence, once writing in a 2009 blog post, in this stage of my second pregnancy, this body does not feel like my own. Sometimes I'm trying to roll out of bed in the morning and I'm like, whose boobs are these? She didn't want to shy away from tough discussions with readers. Armstrong was unflinchingly honest about her struggles with alcoholism and depression, writing three books about her experience with these battles as a mother of two. I couldn't sleep. I started to have panic attacks.

And I noticed that I couldn't handle stress or situations very well. And it was a clear indicator that I was depressed. While the official cause of death is not confirmed, her longtime boyfriend, Pete Ashton, says Armstrong died by suicide after a recent relapse, in a statement remembering her as a brilliant, funny, compassionate writer who struggled with mental health and alcoholism. She saved many lives through her authorship on depression, but in the end, could not save herself. And Armstrong was named one of Forbes's most influential women in 2009. The same year she released her popular memoir, She Leaves Behind Her Boyfriend and Two Children. If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or worried about a friend or a loved one, call the suicide and crisis lifeline at 988 for free, confidential, emotional support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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