The Toughest Christmas
Presenter
Mark Dowd
TX Date
6th Dec 2024
Producer
Lore Windemuth
Editor
Kristine Pommert
Quotes
"Remarkable woman. "
(Mark Dowd, presenter)
Christian author, magician and comedian Steve Legg was told he had terminal cancer in April 2023. Against all predictions, he and his family were able to spend one last Christmas together; but Steve eventually died in September 2024, leaving wife Bekah and a blended family of children and grandchildren behind.
Few things could be as tough as the first Christmas after losing a close loved one. So how do you mark the season after such a devastating loss?
In conversation with Mark Dowd, Bekah – who herself has a strong Christian faith – reflects on how she experienced Steve’s final illness and death (the extra year Steve had was a “gift from God”) and how, despite her grief, she is able to look ahead to Christmas with hope.