Springsteen, who has himself had to navigate his own health battles in recent years, told ABC News in an interview over the weekend that they chose to reveal Scialfa’s diagnosis now because “she hadn’t played in the band for a long time and people I don’t think knew why.”

In the new documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Scialfa, 71, publicly revealed she was diagnosed with the rare cancer multiple myeloma in 2018. The longtime member of Springsteen's E Street Band also opened up about facing difficulties performing as a result of her illness.

Bruce Springsteen got candid about how wife Patti Scialfa’s multiple myeloma diagnosis has changed his perspective of life

It’s a tough disease,” Bruce Springsteen said. “It’s very fatiguing. She hadn’t played in the band in a long time, and people I don’t think knew why. ‘Where’s

Bruce Springsteen reflected on how he and wife Patti Scialfa often 'didn’t expose' their three children to their fame, noting that they grew up 'all at a nice distance from the strangeness of my job.'

Bruce Springsteen recently revealed the difficulties of parenting in the face of rock star status. The twenty-time Grammy Award winner, who is currently 75, discussed how he and his wife, Patti Scialfa,

Bruce Springsteen offered a rare update on his wife Patti Scialfa’s “tough” health journey. Scialfa was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer.

Bruce Springsteen is sharing an update on his wife Patti Scialfa's health in an upcoming ABC News special after she recently revealed she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2018.