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


Singer says ‘touring has become a challenge for me’ in new documentary film, following 2018 diagnosis with multiple myeloma

She reflects on her illness in the film, which documents Springsteen and the E Street Band’s ongoing world tour, saying: “It felt so good to be back on stage. Scialfa joined the E Street Band in 1984, bringing backing vocals to the Born in the USA tour, and began a romantic relationship with Springsteen later that decade, following his divorce from first wife Julianne Phillips. Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band has premiered at the Toronto film festival, and will air on Hulu and Disney+ from 25 October.

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