Like brother, 2nd son of Erma Bombeck gets kidney

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Like brother, 2nd son of Erma Bombeck gets kidney
Dec 2, 2010 7:12am

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A son of Ohio-born humorist Erma Bombeck has become the third member of the family to receive a kidney transplant.

Bombeck died in 1996 at age 69 of complications following a kidney transplant. The younger of her two sons, Matt Bombeck, went home from a California hospital Nov. 17 with a new kidney donated by a family friend.

Earlier surgery gave older son Andy Bombeck a transplanted kidney from his wife.

The Dayton Daily News reports Erma Bombeck shared a hereditary polycystic kidney disease with her sons.

The author of books including "The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank" is buried in Dayton.

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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com

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