When his friends showed him the outpouring of well wishes online, Robert Nibler was touched.
"He looks at the comments people have left online, and he's very humbled," Laura Harryman, of Gervais, said, referring to thoughts posted on a GoFundMe page. "I think he's wondering 'Do I deserve this?'"
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