requirement. Of the 35 states that ratified the proposed amendment, five rescinded their ratifications prior to the deadline. Bombeck expressed dismay over this development.. Great popularity (1980s) She was the grand marshal for the 97th Tournament of Roses Parade held on January 1, 1986. The parade theme was "A Celebration of Laughter". Death Bombeck was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (an incurable and untreatable genetic condition) when she was 20 years old. She survived breast cancer and a mastectomy and kept secret the fact that she had kidney disease, enduring daily dialysis. She went public with her condition in 1993. After she spent years on a waiting list for a transplant, one kidney had to be removed, and the remaining one ceased to function. On April 3, 1996, she received a kidney transplant. She died on April 22, 1996, aged 69, from complications of the operation. Her remains are interred in the Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. She was survived by her husband, Bill Bombeck (1927-2018), and their three children. Books At Wit's End, Doubleday, 1967. Just Wait Until You Have Children of Your Own, Doubleday, 1971. Written with Bil Keane. I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression, Doubleday, 1974. The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank, McGraw-Hill, 1976. If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, McGraw-Hill, 1978. Aunt Erma's Cope Book, McGraw-Hill, 1979. Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession, 1983. Family — The Ties That Bind ... and Gag!, 1987. I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise: Children Surviving Cancer, 1989. American Cancer Society's Medal of Honor in 1990. (Profits from the publication of this book were donated to a group of health-related organizations.) When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home, 1991. A Marriage Made in Heaven ... or Too Tired for an Affair, 1993. All I Know about Animal Behavior I learned in Loehmann's Dressing Room, HarperCollins 1995. Forever, Erma: Best-Loved Writing from America's Favorite Humorist, Andrew McMeel Publishing, 1996. Legacy The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop started in 2000 at the University of Dayton as a one-time event to commemorate the Bombeck family's gift of her papers to the university. The event proved so popular that it has been held every other year since then. The two-day, three-night workshop includes keynote speakers and breakout sessions on the