Multiple myeloma, explained: Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen's wife and bandmate, reveals diagnosis
Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, said she has multiple myeloma. Here's what to know about the blood cancer's signs, symptoms and treatment.
The news that Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, has multiple myeloma is bringing attention to the rare blood cancer.
In the new documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” Scialfa says that she was diagnosed in 2018, according to Variety, which was first to report the news. She has struggled to perform because of the illness, she says.
“This affects my immune system, so I have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,” Scialfa, 71, says in the documentary, according to Variety. “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.”
The film premiered Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival. Scialfa has been mostly absent from the E Street Band’s current tour.
A representative for Springsteen declined to comment or provide further information.
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