GoFundMe started for 11-year-old Logan Anderson’s battle against kidney disease

What began as a suspected stomach bug quickly turned into a nightmare for a Kingaroy family, when doctors discovered little Logan Anderson had gone into acute renal failure.

A suspected stomach bug quickly turned into a nightmare for a Kingaroy family when doctors discovered Logan Anderson had gone into acute renal failure. Photo/Leesa Davies.

After taking her 11-year-old son to hospital with a suspected stomach bug, Kingaroy mum Leesa Davies was shocked and devastated to learn her child had gone into renal failure and needed to start dialysis within 24 hours.

Logan Anderson was diagnosis with nephrotic syndrome when he was just two, and then Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) at six years old, which until last week had been managed relatively easily with medications and a low sodium diet.

Just days before Logan was flown to Queensland Children’s Hospital, Ms Davies said he experienced vomiting and quite a few nosebleeds, prompting her to drive him to Kingaroy Hospital.

Logan Anderson. Photo/Leesa Davies.

There she were informed Logan’s heart rate and blood pressure were at an extreme level for his little body. The hospital ran a series of tests to ensure the disturbing results they’d received were accurate.

“They rechecked his blood, then came back into the room and told us he was in acute renal failure,” she said.

“We didn't realise his kidneys had actually deteriorated so much. It was very unexpected for us and we were shocked they were so bad.”

Ms Davies said those words were incredibly difficult for her to hear and at the time she didn’t want to believe they were true.

Logan was flown to Brisbane and spent 36 hours on dialysis in the paediatric intensive care unit before going into surgery for a permacath. He’s been undergoing dialysis three times a week since then.

Logan Anderson. Photo/Leesa Davies.

Despite being hooked up to a machine and unable to move from his bed for hours at a time, Logan has maintained an incredibly positive attitude, his mother said.

“His attitude makes it easier for us. He’s stronger than us,” she said.

Ms Davies said it’s unknown how long her son will spend in hospital, which has been emotionally and financially difficult for Logan, Leesa, his father Michael Anderson, and nine-year-old sister Siennah.

Currently, the time frame for Logan’s recovery remains a mystery, with the family being warned a transplant may be on the cards.

“We're just going day-by-day basically and each day changes. Some days we get good news, and the next it’s bad news again,” Ms Davies said.

“It's really just a day-by-day situation, which makes it hard for us as a family because we’re stuck here not really knowing any answers.”

If you’d like to lend Logan and his family a helping hand, you can donate to his GoFundMe page HERE.

Originally published as GoFundMe started for 11-year-old Logan Anderson’s battle against kidney disease