Four-year-old Logan Bonnett is pictured before his diagnosis with nephrotic syndrome. The Biggar boy has been in hospital since August as his family and community rally to support his fight. (submitted/Laura Stacey)

By Kenneth Cheung

SUPPORT LOGAN'S FIGHT

‘He wants to go home’: Biggar family leans on community as 4-year-old battles rare kidney disorder

Sep 24, 2025 | 6:00 AM

Four-year-old Logan Bonnett should be playing with toys and chasing after his siblings in Biggar.

Instead, he lies in a hospital bed in Saskatoon, hooked to infusion lines and blood pressure monitors as his parents wait for answers.

His mother, Laura Stacy, said Logan first fell ill in early August, when nausea and swelling pointed to something more than a summer bug. By Aug. 20, doctors at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital diagnosed him with nephrotic syndrome.

Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder that causes protein to leak into the urine, leading to swelling, fatigue and other complications. Without treatment, it can shorten life expectancy.

According to the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases(NIDDK), the disorder is relatively uncommon in children, affecting fewer than five in every 100,000 worldwide each year.

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Treatment with steroids was supposed to bring remission. But, Stacy said, “since the steroids have not worked, the next point of treatment is an immunosuppressant … all in hopes that things start working.”

Instead of improving, Logan has endured setback after setback: an emergency appendectomy, seizures, and blood pressure so high it requires round-the-clock monitoring.

“He is currently just confined to the room, essentially confined to the bed,” Stacy said.

“For the most part, he just wants to go home. He’s still only four. He doesn’t quite get it.”

Four-year-old Logan Bonnett is pictured before his diagnosis with nephrotic syndrome. The Biggar boy has been in hospital since August as his family and community rally to support his fight. (Submitted/Laura Stacey)

The family has faced hardship before. Their newborn once spent a month in intensive care, and Logan’s older brother lived with leukemia for a decade, relapsing twice. This September marked the first time he was able to start school cancer-free.

“And I didn’t get to be there, so it’s hard,” Stacy said, noting that she needed to stay with Logan.

Finances are tight. Stacy has been off work since August and is waiting to hear if she qualifies for disability benefits. But she said Biggar has rallied around them in ways that bring comfort.

“Brett at the [Oak Tree Coffee House & Boutique] ran a little fundraiser at the end of her summer blowout for the ice cream sales, because Logan always would go to the Oak Tree every Donut Day on Wednesdays,” she said.

Also, daycare staff and family friends banded together to cover the rest of the year’s childcare fees for Logan’s two-year-old sister, easing a major financial worry for the family.

“We just are always so thankful. I mean, we wouldn’t want to live anywhere other than Biggar,” she said.

“[My husband and I] were both born and raised in Biggar, and our children are very supported, and we thank the community for the random texts to help us out with problems and for starting fundraisers without being asked.”

The GoFundMe campaign, Support Logan’s Fight, has already raised nearly $3,000 to help with ongoing costs and continues to welcome contributions here.

(Screenshot/Go Fund Me)

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Kenneth.Cheung@pattisonmedia.com