High school senior died shortly after complaining about a pain in his collarbone during homecoming

A Chicago high school senior abruptly died on the evening of his homecoming dance after complaining about a pain in his collarbone just the night before.

Brennen Saele, 17, died due to complications arising from Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS), a severe genetic disease affecting the body’s connective tissues, on September 19.

He was first diagnosed with the rare condition when he was 15 years old, although he had been living with it his whole life…

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