It's believed that Mr Sheehan succumbed to anaphylactic shock, triggered by a severe allergic reaction to the wasp stings.

The outside world was too dangerous for me. The issue started with a seemingly innocuous wasp sting. I became a prisoner in my own home after getting stung in 2018, when I was 36 years old.

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But even on sting can be fatal for people with bee and wasp allergies. The majority of people who just receive one sting will only feel the symptoms of a typical bee or wasp sting. All of the ...