Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, reveals blood cancer diagnosis

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Toronto Film Festival.The guitarist explained that her health issues are the reason why she’s taken a step back from her and Springsteen’s E Street Band.“Touring has become a challenge for me,” Scialfa said in the doc. “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 on stage, and that’s been a treat,” Scialfa added. “That’s the new normal for me right now, and I’m OK with that.”Scialfa has been a member of E Street Band since 1984 and married Springsteen in 1991.As she revealed in the doc, Scialfa was diagnosed with blood cancer during the run of the “Springsteen on Broadway” concert residency.The New Jersey native said that she’s been absent for most of E Street Band’s current tour, which began in February 2023 and ends in July 2025, to focus on her health.Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell.

Symptoms include bone pain, loss of appetite, nausea, tiredness, infections, weight loss, and mental fogginess, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Last year, Scialfa told Asbury Park Press that her break from the tour was due to her working on a solo album and spending time with her and Springsteen’s first grandchild.

Their son, Sam, welcomed his daughter, Lily, in July 2022.“I didn’t feel as needed in a way because there were a lot of musicians on stage,” she said in the Oct.