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The long bid to rescue the men has kept Chileans glued to their televisions and catapulted them to fame since their mine caved in on Aug 5.
The miners, now known in Chile as "Los 33" (The 33), have received job offers, rosaries blessed by Pope Benedict and messages of support from World Cup soccer stars to presidents.
As rescuers drill two escape shafts that could take months to reach them, doctors are working to keep the miners mentally fit in a cramped space the size of an apartment buried 2,300 feet below the surface.
The miners have set up daily work shifts and are simulating night and day conditions with red lights. They are able to exchange letters with relatives by sending the messages in plastic tubes through narrow supply chutes.
But doctors have yet to prepare the men for their return to life in the outside world.
"When these miners come out ... there will be a lot of pressure on them from society, the media, others wanting part of their time," said Michael Duncan, NASA's deputy chief medical officer, who advised the rescuers on the effects of prolonged isolation in confined spaces, as in space travel.
"I think the Chileans have not got to the point of thinking how difficult this post-rescue effort is going to be."
Friday, September 10, 2010
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