Wanda Dench knows Thanksgiving is a time meant to be surrounded by loved ones. And although the 67-year-old—who became known online as the “Thanksgiving Grandma” after she invited then-stranger Jamal ...

Eight years ago, an Arizona grandma and a teen stranger accidentally became friends after starting a Thanksgiving tradition that captured the hearts of people nationwide. "Our year 8 selfie," Jamal, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Looking forward to a day filled with good food, great company, and lasting memories," Hinton wrote in a social media post ...

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Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton became unlikely friends nearly a decade ago when she invited him to Thanksgiving dinner, thinking she was texting her grandson Charlotte Phillipp is a Writer-Reporter at ...

The “Thanksgiving grandma,” who accidentally texted a dinner invitation to a teen she’d never met, invited him anyway and went viral for her kindness, is facing a new challenge as the holiday ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Wanda Dench, famously known as the "Thanksgiving Grandma," had some ...

Wanda Dench says she still plans to celebrate Thanksgiving with Jamal Hinton, just like they have every year since she accidentally texted him an invite Abigail Adams is a Human Interest ...

Dench said in a post on social media that it was a bronchitis infection that first led doctors to discover she needed to be treated for breast cancer. Arizona grandmother Wanda Dench, who first became ...

Their unlikely friendship began in 2016 after she texted the then-17-year-old with an invitation that was actually intended for her grandson "I used to think people might get tired of us hogging up ...

"Looking forward to a day filled with good food, great company, and lasting memories," Hinton wrote in a social media post “Excited to announce that I’m hosting Thanksgiving this year for Wanda and I!

Arizona grandmother Wanda Dench, who first became famous after her accidental Thanksgiving text in 2016 led her to yearly meetings with her then-new buddy Jamal Hinton, has just revealed she has been ...