Pa. K-9 Officer Near Death after Brain Injury from Bee Sting

March 8, 2022

The family of Hatboro Police Officer Ryan Allen said he is being placed on hospice care following a reaction to a bee sting that put him in a coma late last year.

By John Luciew

Source pennlive.com

A Pa. K-9 officer was stung by a bee last fall. He’s been fighting for his life ever since.

Now as 6ABC reports, that fight is coming to a close as the family of Hatboro Police Officer Ryan Allen announced that he’s near death and going into hospice care.

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The officer’s wife, Whitney Allen, posted this on Facebook:

“We have been told by his medical team there is no chance that he will recover in any meaningful way. We have made the extremely painful decision as a family to have Ryan discharged from rehabilitation (and be placed) on hospice care to spend his remaining days surrounded by loved ones and friends in a peaceful setting close to our home.”

A reaction to bee sting on October 14, 2021, left the Montgomery County police officer incapacitated. Ryan Allen first suffered a heart attack and then a serious brain injury after he was stung, 6ABC writes.

Since then, the Montgomery County community raised more than $100,000 for Allen through a GoFundMe account.

In her somber Facebook post, Whitney Allen included a heartfelt thanks for the support:

“The funds raised will be used for private duty nursing care during Ryan’s last weeks, as it is still uncertain if any nursing care while Ryan is on hospice will be covered by insurance. Please pray that we have the strength for this next part and that Ryan suffers no additional trauma or pain during his transition to heaven.”

Background from 6ABC: Officer Allen has been on the force since 2013. He helped start Hatboro Police Department’s first police K9 program and has served as a member of the Montgomery County Drug Task Force.

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