ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and E Street bandmate, says she has been dealing with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer.
In a documentary about the band that premiered Sunday, the 71-year-old Scialfa said she was diagnosed in 2018 with the disease.
The guitarist said the condition has led her to curtail touring with the band.
“This affects my immune system, so I have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,” she said in the film, titled “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.”
“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,” she said. “That’s the new normal for me right now, and I’m OK with that.”
A spokesman for Scialfa said Monday no additional information on her condition would be released, including whether she is currently being treated for the disease.
She did not attend the…
