After more than two months underground, the 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine may have trouble adj

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HEADLINE: Major adjustment ahead for freed Chilean miners CAPTION: After more than two months underground, the 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine may have trouble adjusting to life on the outside and the inevitable changes they face. (Oct. 13) Just hours after the rescue of 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine began, signs emerged that adjusting to life at the surface may not be easy. Being stuck underground for two months, and a first-of-a-kind rescue to free them, have converted the miners from men who toil in obscurity into limelight sensations. Some, like Claudio Yanez, appear to be embrace the attention. After being rescued, he arrived to a hospital in nearby Copiapo. Much like a rock star, he waved to onlookers and journalists. However, his mother, who was waiting outside, was already worried about the next chapter in his life. She said she just hoped he wouldn't waste his new fame on what she called "stupid things." Beyond rock star status, for some there will likely be real difficulty adjusting to normal life. That is already the case for 19-year-old Jimmy Sanchez, the youngest of the miners. Hours after being rescued, Dr. Guillermo Swett evaluated Sanchez at the hospital. Swett said Sanchez spoke little, and appeared to be have trouble coming to grips with all that had happened. To be sure, there are also indications that the experience underground fortified some of the miners in ways that go beyond money. Swett, the doctor, also evaluated Mario Sepulveda. He says Sepulveda told him about feeling the presence of the devil during the ordeal. According to the doctor, Sepulveda says he fought with the devil, and won. SIGN OUT, in Copiapo. Of course, these men didn't ask to be trapped in a mine, or sign themselves up for a part in an incredible survival story. Just like everything in life, how they adjust will likely be a mixed bag, with some doing well and others less than well. But no matter what the future holds, their lives have undoubtedly been changed forever. APTN STORY NUMBER: 661333 SHOTLIST CHILE POOL 12 October 2010 1. Video showing capsule carrying first rescuer Manuel Gonzalez reaching miners for the first time, Gonzalez steps out of capsule and hugs miners, UPSOUND: cheers CHILE POOL 12 October 2010 2. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera praying 3. Close of screen showing the first miner to be rescued Florencio Avalos getting into capsule ++NIGHT SHOT++ 4. Cutaway of pulley on surface 5. Screen showing rescue capsule leaving underground chamber CHILE POOL 13 October 2010 6. Travelling shot as capsule moves up tunnel CHILE POOL 13 October 2010 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 7. Wife of Florencio Avalos, Monica Araya, standing with Pinera, First Lady Cecilia Morel and Avalos' 7-year-old son Bairo watching rescue capsule coming out of shaft, UPSOUND clapping 8. Close of capsule arriving at surface 9. Cutaway of son crying 10. Avalos emerging from capsule, UPSOUND cheers 11. Various of Avalos emerging and greeting son and wife 12. Pinera and wife embracing Avalos' wife, UPSOUND cheering CHILE POOL 13 October 2010 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 13. Set up shot of Pinera with first lady on one side, Chilean Mining Minister Laurecen Golborne on the other 14. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Sebastian Pinera, Chilean president: "Florencio told me of his gratitude, the gratitude not only he felt but also the other men who have been trapped those 69 days felt, the gratitude towards Chile, towards the Chileans, they felt from the first moment they weren't alone." CHILE POOL 13 October 2010 15. Video showing capsule ascending into tunnel with miner Mario Sepulveda Espina inside, other miners watching ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 16. Sepulveda's wife Elvira Valdivia with first lady and Atacama Governor Ximena Matas ++NEW ++NEW You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/382b77712de485c1138364d5e372e5a0 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork