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Published: 2011-11-03 18:31:00
Updated: 2011-11-03 22:39:34

Posted: November 3, 2011

Raleigh man who wandered from treatment center found safe

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Raleigh, N.C. — A Raleigh man who was the subject of a Silver Alert Thursday after wandering away from a treatment center has been found, police said.

Adam Root, 29, was found near New Bern Avenue by his physical therapist just after 8 p.m., his wife, Amy Root, told WRAL News.

"There is power in prayer. That is how Adam is still here now," Amy Root said. 

Amy Root said her husband had scrapes on his leg where he might have fallen. Adam Root could not clearly communicate what happened to him, so she was taking him to UNC Hospitals as a precaution.

Amy Root believes her husband was disoriented when he wandered away from Learning Services, 5301 Robbins Drive, where he receives treatment for a traumatic brain injury suffered during a motocross accident in May 2010.

The couple have an 11-year-old daughter.

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Thank God he was found safe!
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November 4, 2011 2:40 p.m.
I am happy all turned out okay, but I am still left wondering why the guy was looking for the safe in the first place. Please, no applause folks. It's a Freebie Friday. :-)
goozleboy
November 4, 2011 1:15 p.m.
JAT - Have you ever been to one of these treatment centers? The therapists have many patients all being treated at the same time. They go from one to the next to the next like a merry-go-round. Only the very rich can afford to go to a center where they receive one-on-one treatment/therapy. This could happen at almost any center and is sad, but the protections against this are thin and can't be "coded" so they are skipped and the money continues to flow up - to the highest paid among us. Thank you everyone who does this hard and often not appreciated work.
2thec
November 4, 2011 12:16 p.m.
I "commend" you, my apologies for the typo...
Native Kansan
November 4, 2011 11:12 a.m.
Amy, I comment you for your commitment to Adam. I know that love and marriage are supposed to be unconditional, but in today's world of easy endings, you are a wonderful example. Best wishes to you both, and may Adam's condition continue to improve!
Native Kansan
November 4, 2011 10:49 a.m.
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