Two former strangers who met in a mistaken text exchange to reunite for their ninth Thanksgiving
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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They’re reuniting over face time. She has cancer and won’t be able to travel.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/us/arizona-grandma-stranger-thanksgiving-tradition-cancer/index.html
The picture I’ve been anticipating to see every year since they first started doing this. Always makes me smile
Every time I see these two it brings me more optimism that community, community for its own sake, can exist.
Happy thanksgiving to them and their families.
This is beautiful. I love stories like this.
I love this story. Hopefully she goes into remission.
I remember when this first happened! So glad they keep it up
This is still one of the best random connections I’ve seen made on the internet. Looking forward to year 10
My favorite part of the story was when he asked if he still gets a plate. Yes, grandmas feed everybody. ❤️🔥
I remember the first exchange of text messages. I thought it was so funny and it turned sweet when he actually showed up to dinner.
I’m glad they keep getting together
I found the text messages and uploaded them here if anyone is curious:
https://imgur.com/a/9H5x38J
I don’t tire of seeing this every year. It’s hopeful and affirming.
Awesome!
I remember this story, this was so wholesome. Hopefully she wins her battles against cancer
Oh no! I hope her kindness gets returned in the form of healing.
They’re not doing it this year which is sad
I remember seeing this story before. Happy to see they carry the tradition without fail every year that’s so sweet
Bro is definitely getting his share of turkey 😂
My favorite Thanksgiving story….
The long con . . . Now, on the 10th anniversary of their friendship, she will tell him about her nigerian prince uncle . . ,
This is the cutest thing ever.
The ten year will be live streamed – I hope
Hell yeah!
Such a beautiful tradition. My gosh.
It’s been 9 years? I feel like I saw this on Twitter for the first time yesterday. Goodness time flies.
I’ve seen this posted so many times on here. It reminds me of the headline, “they did surgery on a grape.”
Love the story regardless.
Best story of our lives
Their annual meeting is the only thing holding the fabric of the universe together after harambe’s murder
She never did and still doesn’t look like a grandma. Best wishes to them both!
I swear this gets posted every damn week
And they also starting selling this experience for profit through AirBNB……………….
Wow. Seasonal depression gone.
Every year I look forward to hear if their still doing this.
This is such a beautiful story~
I love this story so much. I can’t wait to tell my future children the power of human connection, the early days of texting, and the force of us supporting it all
Yall think they….
Dude looks like he needs to hold off the gravy for a bit.