Thief takes money donated to help man with cancer

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - Theresa Schmidt says the latest problem to beset her husband sums up the last six months of his life -- what can go wrong, will go wrong. <br> <br> Friends and strangers raised five-thousand dollars to help Bob Schmidt, who&#39;s dying from stomach cancer. Two-thousand dollars of that money was stolen from a safe at a Darryl&#39;s restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina. <br> <br> Authorities say someone forced the manager into a freezer after midnight Sunday and looted the safe&#39;s contents. <br> <br> In January, Bob Schmidt lost his job when the Darryl&#39;s restaurants he managed were closed. Several unsuccessful business ventures shrunk their savings. In May, Bob Schmidt learned of his cancer. <br> <br> The Schmidts have no life insurance and lost their medical insurance when Bob Schmidt lost his job. They&#39;ve sold their Greensboro home and will move to Atlanta Sunday to be with their extended families.

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