In 2018, Bruce Springsteen‘s wife and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.
In the documentary, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sunday (9.08,) the now 71-year-old musician revealed her health news for the very first time.
“I’ve been performing with this band for 40 years. With those first performances, it felt so good to be back onstage. Touring has become a challenge for me.” “In 2018, well, Bruce and I were doing a play on Broadway. I was diagnosed with early-stage multiple myeloma,” stated Scialfa.
Multiple myeloma affects plasma cells, a type of white blood cell, and the cancerous plasma cells build up in a person’s bone marrow. Explaining that she has to be more cautious about when and where she performs live, Bruce’s spouse and bandmate added:
“This affects my immune system so I just have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go.” “Every once in a while, I come to a show or two and I can sing a few songs onstage, and that’s been a treat. That’s the new normal for me right now, and I’m OK with that.”
The singer-songwriter and guitarist joined Springsteen’s backing band, the E Street Band, in 1984. The couple began dating after Bruce separated from his first wife, Julianne Phillips, in the late 1980s. They tied the knot in 1991 and have three children: sons Evan, 34, and Sam, 30, and daughter Jessica, 32.
Premiering on Hulu and Disney+ on October 25 ,Road Diary follows the now 74-year-old iconic rocker and his band as they embark on their first tour since 2017.
Over the weekend, Springsteen attended the world premiere and participated in a post-screening Q&A at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. Scialfa did not accompany him.
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Author: Saul Goode
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