Bruce Springsteen Says Wife Patti Scialfa Is 'Doing Good' amid 'Tough' Rare Blood Cancer Diagnosis

Mar. 15, 2025

Bruce Springsteenis sharing a positive health update on his wife,Patti Scialfa.

Thetrailer forBruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets, an upcoming ABC News special, was released on Oct. 15, and the “Born in the U.S.A.” rocker opened up about how Scialfa is feeling after sherevealed her multiple myeloma diagnosislast month.

Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles in January 2024.Christopher Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty

Christopher Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty

“She’s doing good,” said Springsteen of Scialfa, 71, who revealed she was diagnosed with the blood cancer six years ago in her husband’s recentRoad Diarydocumentary. “We caught it early, which was important.”

“It’s a tough disease. It’s very fatiguing,” added the “Born to Run” musician, before explaining why the pair waited to publicly reveal Scialfa’s diagnosis: “She hadn’t played in the band in a long time, and people I don’t think knew why. ‘Where’s Patti?’”

Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa perform in April 2005.KMazur/WireImage

KMazur/WireImage

The special airs Oct. 20 at 10 p.m. EST on ABC and will stream on Hulu.

Scialfa joined Springsteen’s E Street Band in 1984, and the pair tied the knot in 1991. They share three children: son Evan, daughter Jessica and son Sam.

Last month, Scialfa publicly revealed her blood cancer diagnosis in the documentaryRoad Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa at the Tony Awards in New York City in June 2018.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

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The film follows Springsteen and the band as they prepare to embark on their first tour since 2017, which is set to continue through July 2025 — and saw Scialfa return to the stage as a band member for select performances.

“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,” she said in the doc. “In 2018, well, Bruce and I weredoing a playon Broadway. I was diagnosed with early stage multiple myeloma.”

Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa in New York City in June 2021.Taylor Hill/Getty

Taylor Hill/Getty

The illness has led Scialfa to live with caution, but it hasn’t lessened her love for performing. “This affects my immune system so I just have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,” she said in the film.

“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,” added Scialfa. “That’s the new normal for me right now, and I’m OK with that.”

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Bandwill stream Oct. 25 on Hulu and Disney+.

source: people.com