Warman family grateful for generosity from Regina cheer team

You never know how much a random act of kindness can help.

A recent act of kindness started with a $5 bill left in a Grade Seven classroom in Warman, and quickly grew from there.

That classroom has a donation box for five-year-old Logan McCorkell, who has been diagnosed with a rare kidney disease.

“He was diagnosed on Christmas Eve, 2020, with a rare kidney disease called nephrotic syndrome,” explained Sarah McCorkell, Logan’s mom.

“He relapsed on the medication for that, so they had to do a biopsy.”

That biopsy revealed that Logan had an even rarer kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, which affects just seven people out of a million.

After a recent cheer competition in Warman, an anonymous competitor from Regina left a $5 bill in the box with a note that said “For Logan.”

McCorkell said the family was shocked when they learned that the call for donations had reached all the way to Regina

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“Their preschool teacher sent me a picture of the $5 bill that the teacher of that classroom had sent her,” said McCorkell.

“My immediate reaction was I started crying because I was so happy.”

After the $5 bill kicked things off, McCorkell said the coach of the Regina Rebels cheer team promised to match any additional donations made by parents. Since then, more than $2,000 has been donated.

McCorkell said it’s a wonderful reminder that there are still good people in this world.

“You don’t think that you’re going to have a sick child,” said McCorkell, who added that it’s very meaningful to have a group of strangers working to help you.

The money raised will go towards helping the family when Logan’s transplant happens, McCorkell explained.

“We are just waiting for a donor to come,” said McCorkell. “Then we’ll have to move to Edmonton for up to three months.”

The family is also collecting donations online through a GoFundMe page.