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Townsend: Wife of Stars GM was given two months to live; it's now 5 years later and amazing

2015 NHLI

The puck drop at Fight Cancer Night on Oct. 24, 2015 DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 24: Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill and his wife Bekki, herself a cancer survivor, drop the ceremonial first puck as part of Hockey Fights Cancer night between Willie Mitchell #33 of the Florida Panthers and Jamie Benn #14 of the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center on October 24, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jim Nill;Bekki Nill;Willie Mitchell;Jamie Benn ORG XMIT: 574712029

In the nearly three years since she came to North Texas, Bekki Nill has seen two of her kids graduate from college, one get engaged and her husband's career flourish.