Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

Remember that guy who, back in  2016, received a random message from a random woman, claiming to be his grandma, inviting him for Thanksgiving dinner? Their story had some ups and, unfortunately, some downs too, but it’s still continuing.

Recently, the grandma and the “complete stranger” reunited for the fifth time and celebrated the upcoming Thanksgiving. Sadly, it was their first celebration without the mother’s husband around—if you recall, seven months ago, he passed away from COVID-19.

It all started back in 2016, when Wanda accidentally invited Jamal to her Thanksgiving dinner

Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband
Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband
Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband
Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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This story started back in 2016, when Wanda accidentally invited Jamal to her Thanksgiving dinner via text. After the woman figured out that this kid she was texting wasn’t her grandson, she still didn’t shy away from inviting him to join the celebration.

After realizing that she wasn’t talking to her grandson, she invited him to join the celebration anyway

Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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And that’s how Jamal became a regular guest at Wanda’s family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Every year, they would reunite and share some of the happy moments on their social media accounts.

After that, Jamal became a regular guest at Wanda’s family’s Thanksgiving dinner

Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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Unfortunately, at the beginning of the pandemic, Wanda and her husband Lonnie were diagnosed with COVID

Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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After a week, Jamal shared the sad news that Lonnie had passed away

Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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This year’s Thanksgiving celebration is the first one without Wanda’s husband around. Recently, Jamal and Wanda reunited for the fifth time, and they even placed a picture of Lonnie on the dinner table.

A few days ago, Jamal and Wanda had their first Thanksgiving without Wanda’s husband

Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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Remember The Grandma Who Accidentally Texted A Teen Inviting Him To Thanksgiving? They Reunite For The 5th Time, This Year Honoring Her Late Husband

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