<p><br /> All but two of the rescued Chilean miners have left hospital to face the outside world as national heroes.<br /> </p><p><br /> In scenes repeated across Copiapo the rescued miners were treated to carnival-like atmospheres as they returned one by one to their homes, families and friends.<br /> </p><p><br /> Mario Gomez, the oldest of the 33 workers stuck for more than two months in a northern Chilean copper and gold mine, returned home despite concerns over his health.<br /> </p><p><br /> When asked by reporters about the nightmare experience, the 63-year-old said: "We are not going to talk about that."<br /> </p><p><br /> The first written eyewitness account could come from Victor Segovia, who kept a journal while underground.<br /> </p><p><br /> The 47-year-old said the early part of the 69-day ordeal, when he could not communicate with his family, was the worst,<br /> </p><p><br /> He said: "Not to be able to talk to my family when we were there and they couldn't find us and we were alive, so they wouldn't worry. I felt impotent because there was no way to let them know."<br /> </p>
