Orn

I. Background

Orn worked in the food service industry for approximately twenty years. On May 23, 2000, while working in a ware- house to prepare pallets for shipment, Orn suffered an asthma attack and collapsed. He was taken to the emergency room and was hospitalized for a day.

After his hospitalization, Orn continued to receive emer- gency and outpatient medical treatment for his chronic respi- ratory disorders. Orn has been diagnosed with asthma and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Both condi- tions, according to one of his treating physicians, are “pro- gressively worsening.” His clinical examinations consistently reveal wheezing and his pulmonary function tests are abnor- mal. He is on several medications for his respiratory diseases.

Orn was hospitalized for respiratory problems again in 2003. That hospital stay lasted a week. He was discharged with instructions to receive supplemental oxygen twenty-four hours a day. Orn continues to require continuous supplemen- tal oxygen. The oxygen is delivered to his nose through tub- ing attached to a tank.

Orn has several other medical conditions. He has been diagnosed with sleep apnea. He testified that during the…