I’m on the train from Washington DC to back home in Poughkeepsie, NY after attending the 106th live performance of Bruce Springsteen since 1980. And I just saw this news. Bruce’s life and music has been an inspiration for whatever personal and professional success and happiness I’ve been able to bring into my life since being exposed to him at the age of 16 in 1976. I grew up 30-minutes from his hometown of Freehold, NJ. (This will explain my Healthtree community profile name, my name is Skip, not Bruce!). I have conflicting feelings right now. I’m both sad and glad. Sad because it sucks anyone has to suffer from this disease, And I wish Patti didn’t contract it, but glad to have another connection to Bruce’s world and to be able to connect with him and his family outside of his music and fan community and in much different context. His wife has been part of his E Street band since 1984 but from 2016 through this year she has rarely performed with the full band’s concerts. During his broadway show she did sing two songs with him each night in 2018. Questions about Patti and speculation on her absence on the tours around the Bruce fan community have been many, and many not so nice. often conspiratorial in nature about the state of their relationship and his family life. This answers a lot. This can only help our cause in terms of exposure and resources, I believe and maybe I’ll get lucky to be at a fund raising event with him and Patti (not like I’m prone to stalking him LOL). https://variety.com/2024/film/news/patti-scialfa-cancer-diagnosis-bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-1236137754/