Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen's Wife And Bandmate, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
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The longtime member of the E Street Band says the illness has limited her from touring over the past six years.
Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and longtime bandmate, revealed in a new documentary that she’s been living with a form of blood cancer since 2018.
Scialfa, 71, shared her multiple myeloma diagnosis in “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” a documentary that premiered Sunday night at the Toronto International Film Festival. In the film, she says the condition has made it a “challenge” for her to tour.
“This affects my immune system, so I have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,” she says in the documentary, according to multiple outlets. “Every once in a while, I come to a show or two and I can sing a few songs on stage, and that’s been a treat. That’s the new normal for me right now, and I’m OK with that.”
Scialfa married Springsteen in 1991, seven years after joining his band on its legendary Born in the U.S.A. Tour. She’s performed as a vocalist and guitarist in the E Street Band ever since, though she’s taken a step back in recent years due to her illness.
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