Wanda Dench, the woman known as the “accidental Thanksgiving grandma,” is grieving the loss of her husband, Lonnie, due to coronavirus.
Back in 2016, Wanda mistakenly invited 17-year-old Jamal Hinton to Thanksgiving in a text that went to him instead of one of her grandkids.
In a heartwarming story, the couple invited Jamal and girlfriend Mikaela to Thanksgiving anyway – and he came every subsequent year, too.
They would all become close over the next few years. Sadly, Jamal confirmed on April 1 that the grandparents both fell ill with COVID-19: “I am so sad to announce that Wanda and Lonnie both have COVID-19 and that Lonnie is currently in the hospital fighting both COVID and Pneumonia please send words of love and encouragement their