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1 This is a gentleman whois 55 years of age, 2 hadnever been in the hospital in his entire life 3 exceptfor a tonsillectomy at the age of 21. 4 At 54 years old, ladies and gentlemen, the 5 evidence will show that he couldn't walk 30 feet 6 because his left lung was completely encased, two7 thirds encased in a tumor. 8 Dr. DeLuca, again, shortness of breath with 9 minimal exertion, thin and chronically ill, left lung 10 almost completely opacified, encased, advanced 11 mesothelioma by that time. 12 Again, he was being treated at the 13 University of Maryland with some chemotherapy, but he 14 developed a very severe reaction to it and developed 15 mucositis which was an inflammation of his mouth, his 16 tongue, his nose and all of his mucous membranes in 17 the mouth from his chemotherapy. 18 Again, he was so ill that in 1993 he 19 developed a right-sided pneumonia because that left 20 lung that was encased was now affecting the mechanics 21 of his respiratory system that his body -- his lungs Page 175