{"id":89995,"date":"2024-09-16T11:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T04:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/?p=89995"},"modified":"2025-01-24T23:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T16:09:43","slug":"with-heavy-hearts-our-prayers-for-the-springsteen-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/with-heavy-hearts-our-prayers-for-the-springsteen-family\/","title":{"rendered":"With Heavy Hearts\u2026 Our Prayers For The Springsteen Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style='\"font-size:'>Bruce Springsteen\u2019s wife and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa disclosed that she had been battling cancer for a number of years.\n<p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-109435 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/inovatestory.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/450.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"512\"' height='\"640\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p><span style='\"font-size:'>In the September 8 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Springsteen\u2019s new documentary Rock Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Scialfa revealed that she received a multiple myeloma diagnosis in 2018.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Variety reports that the singer-songwriter had to make the tough choice to step back because the diagnosis made it impossible for her to tour with her husband and the E Street Band.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cThis affects my immune system, so I have to be careful what I choose to do and where I choose to go,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery once in a while, I come to a show or two and I can sing a few songs on stage, and that\u2019s been a treat. That\u2019s the new normal for me right now, and I\u2019m OK with that.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-109433 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/inovatestory.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/450mm.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"664\"' height='\"442\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450mm.png' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Prior to this, Scialfa told the Asbury Park Press that she chose to focus on her solo album and spend more time with her granddaughter Lily Springsteen, who was born in July 2022, by choosing to play a small number of dates on Springsteen\u2019s current tour, which started in February 2023.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cI didn\u2019t feel as needed in a way because there were a lot of musicians on stage,\u201d the guitarist said. \u201cI did the first couple of shows, and as I saw how it was all rolling, I thought, \u2018This is good. This is completely intact. There\u2019s not much room for me to add anything special.\u2019\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cAnd the main thing was I have a record that I couldn\u2019t have finished when Bruce was home because he\u2019s in the studio all the time. So I took that opportunity to do my record.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-109434 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/inovatestory.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/450m.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"679\"' height='\"1024\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/450m.png' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>It\u2019s not just Scialfa who has health problems. Due to his continuous treatment for peptic ulcer disease, Springsteen was forced to postpone his remaining 2023 tour dates in September 2023.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Once more, a medical condition forced him to cancel tour dates in the early summer of 2024. Fortunately, it only affected three dates this time around due to \u201cvocal issues.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>My thoughts and prayers are with Patti Scialfa as she fights multiple myeloma.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Springsteen\u2019s wife and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa disclosed that she had been battling cancer for a number of years. 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