lot, that could mean a whole week, but the technicalities are ironed out, really the anxiety for family members is increasing. i want you to listen to a couple comments, one from lylea ramirez, the wife of the oldest miner down there. and then jessica yanez, whose partner has proposed marriage to her. this is what they have to say about the waiting game. >> translator: waiting is like a bad itch that bothers you every minute of every day. you get a knot in your stomach thinking this is the final phase. the only thing i want to do is take my husband home and forget this ever happened. >> translator: the first thin i will tell esteban is that i love him and he must never go back down into the mine, she says. there are many ways to earn a living without killing yourself.