Kicker: When strangers come to call

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: The late artist Bob Ross said, “We don’t make mistakes, we have happy accidents.”

Well, several years ago, Wanda Dench mistakenly sent a text to a teenage boy, thinking it was her grandson. She invited him to Thanksgiving dinner.

Jamal Hinton received that text, and asked “who is this?” Dench texted back: Grandma.

He replied: “You’re not my grandma! Can I still get a plate though?”

Hinton said sure, grandmas feed people. And that entire exchange went viral!

She spoke to WFSA channel 12 last month:

DENCH: When he calls. I smile because Jamal, you know, we met back in 2016 and been together every Thanksgiving.

Eight years going strong. But this year is a bit different, because Denton is in chemotherapy for cancer. Yet the two plan to keep their tradition going regardless. Denton maintains her sunny outlook, with a reminder to get those checkups!

DENCH: We still have more life to live, and if we catch things early, maybe everything will turn out good.

Granny knows best! It’s The World and Everything in It.

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