Member Controller for Model with Stapler Attachment

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Category;
use App\Member;
use App\MembershipLevel;
use Auth;
use DB;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use App\Http\Requests;

class MembersController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * MembersController constructor.
     * @param Request $request
     */
    public function __construct(Request $request) {
        $this->middleware('auth');
    }

    // ....

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(Request $request, $id)
    {
        /**
         * @var Member $member
         */
        $member = Auth::user()->members()->findOrFail($id);

        $this->validate($request, Member::$validations);

        //
        $member = $this->UpdateMember($member, $request);

        //
        if( Auth::user()->members()->save($member) ) {
            $request->session()->flash('status', "Successfully Updated {$member->name}.");
        }
        else {
            $request->session()->flash('error', 'Could Not Create Member.');
        }

        //
        return redirect()->route('members.index');
    }


    /**
     * @param Member $member
     * @param Request $request
     * @return Member
     */
    private function UpdateMember(Member $member, Request $request)
    {
        //
        if( $request->input('destroy_logo', false) !== false ) {
            $member->logo = STAPLER_NULL;
        }

        // I don't like this.
        if( ($id = $request->input('category.id')) !== "Add Category" ) {

            /**
             * @var Collection $categories
             */
            $categories = Category::defaultCategories()->get()
                ->merge( Auth::user()->member_categories );

            //
            if( $categories->contains('id', $id) ) {
                $member->category_id = $id;
            }
        }
        else {
            $category = Auth::user()->member_categories()->create($request->input('category'));

            $member->category_id = $category->id;
        }


        // I don't like this.
        if( ($id = $request->input('membership.id')) !== "Add Membership Level" ) {

            if( Auth::user()->membership_levels->contains('id', $id) ) {
                $member->membership_level_id = $id;
            }
        }
        else {
            $level = Auth::user()->membership_levels()->create($request->input(["membership"]));

            $member->membership_level_id = $level->id;
        }


        // sanitize html from textarea
        $member->description = clean($request->input('description'));

        //
        $member->fill($request->only(['name', 'website', 'email', 'hours_of_operation', 'logo']));

        //
        return $member;
    }
}