in a new documentary Patty scalfa a longtime member of Bruce Springsteen's East Street Band and his wife shared that she was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer in 2018 scalfa did not attend the premiere of asterisk Road diary Bruce Springsteen and the East Street Band asterisk at the Toronto Film Festival and this is the first time she has spoken publicly about her health struggles in the film she explained that her condition has kept her from touring regularly this impacts my immune system so I have to be cautious about the activities I choose in the places I go she said as reported by variety sometimes I can join a show and sing a few songs on stage which has been a joy for me that's my new normal now and I'm at peace with it scalfa revealed that Her diagnosis is multiple Myoma a form of blood cancer that can sometimes progress slowly according to the Mayo Clinic if the disease is not causing symptoms close monitoring is often recommended but there are treatments available if needed the clinic notes a represented for Scala declined to provide additional details when contacted by CNN Springsteen himself has faced health issues having postponed tour dates last year while recovering from peptic ulcer disease he announced that he would continue treatment throughout the year based on medical advice scalfa has been with the East stre band since 1984 and married to Springsteen since 1991 they share three children Road diary was directed by Tom zimy who has collaborated on previous Springsteen projects likeing Springstein on Broadway and asterisk Western Stars