Petty Cylpha, Bruce SpringsteenHis wife and longtime member of his E Street band, says she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2018.
Sailfa, 71, opened up about her husband’s battle with blood cancer in a new documentary that premiered Toronto International Film Festival on sunday. In the film, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street BandScialfa says she and her husband were diagnosed six years ago while doing a show on Broadway.
“Touring became a challenge for me,” says Sylfa, who joined the E Street Band as a guitarist and singer in 1984, in the film. people. “In 2018, well, Bruce and I were doing a play on Broadway. I was diagnosed with early stage multiple myeloma.”
The condition is a blood cancer that develops in the plasma cells of the bone marrow – cells that normally help fight infection. Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
“This affects my immune system so I just have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,” Sailfa says in the film. “Every once in a while, I get to a show or two and I get to sing a few songs on stage, and it’s a treat. It’s the new normal for me right now and I’m fine with it.”
Sylpha, who has been married to Springsteen since 1991, did not attend the film’s premiere on Sunday. The Washington Post. During the post-screening panel, Springsteen did not directly address his wife’s illness, but referred to her absence from the show while talking about the privilege of being in a band that has been together for decades.
“When Patty is able to make it, I can see her there,” he said, according to Post. “I am not alone. You are risking everything you have, but you are not alone.”
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