Despite a breast cancer diagnosis, Thanksgiving Grandma and the young man she met nearly a decade ago via an accidental text will continue their holiday tradition today for the ninth year in a row.

After meeting almost a decade ago entirely by chance, a grandmother in Arizona and the young stranger she now calls a friend will have Thanksgiving dinner together Thursday for the ninth year in a row.

Nine years ago a mistaken message between Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton led to an unlikely friendship, and years later the pair are reuniting a little differently for their 9th Thanksgiving together