Geez this stranded astronaut thing is a schmozzle. They are doing a lot of βeverything is fineβ PR, but it must be stressful to be stuck up there, and Iβm sure there are some very tense discussions being had.
I feel really sorry for them, they certainly didn't sign up for this. It reminds me of Sergei Krikalev, the guy who was stuck in space while the Soviet union collapsed and the country that sent him into space no longer existed.