The Thanksgiving holiday is ripe with tradition, and that couldn't be more true for an Arizona woman who nine years ago texted the wrong number and sparked a seemingly everlasting friendship.

The unlikely duo share Thanksgiving annually since a 2016 text meant for the Mesa woman's grandson was instead received by another teen.

Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton met after an accidental text message. An unlikely friendship between the two has blossomed with Hinton supporting Dench throughout her breast cancer diagnosis. The two shared how grateful they are to have one another in their lives.

For the ninth year in a row, Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench of Arizona will celebrate Thanksgiving together after Dench mistakenly invited Hinton to her turkey dinner gathering in 2016.

Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton became unlikely friends nearly a decade ago when she invited him to Thanksgiving dinner, thinking she was texting her grandson

The pair connected by accident in 2016 after Wanda Dench texted an invitation for Thanksgiving dinner to the wrong number and Jamal Hinton replied.

Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton, former strangers who met eight years ago in a mistaken text message exchange, are reuniting for their ninth Thanksgiving celebration this week.