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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Bruce Springsteen's wife Patti Scialfa reveals cancer diagnosis
Caption: Bruce Springsteen's wife Patti Scialfa reveals cancer diagnosis. The 71-year-old revealed her health news for the first time in the documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sunday. ”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.” Scialfa explained that she has to be more cautious about when and where she performs live. ”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 and they began dating after he separated from his first wife, Julianne Phillips, in the late ‘80s. They tied the knot in 1991 and have three children: sons Evan, 34, and Sam, 30, and daughter Jessica, 32. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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