Patti Scialfa, E Street Band member and wife of Bruce Springsteen, reveals cancer diagnosis
Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen‘s wife and member of the E Street Band, revealed she has been battling cancer for the past several years.
In Springsteen’s new documentary, Rock Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, Scialfa shared she had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2018.
Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen‘s wife and member of the E Street Band, revealed she has been battling cancer for the past several years.
“This affects my immune system, so I have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,” she said. “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.”
According to Variety, the singer-songwriter said the diagnosis made it difficult for her to tour with her husband and the E Street Band so she made the difficult decision to step back
