Dench and her family said they think people were moved by the feel-good story amid the tension following the presidential election.
“We feel like it was fate that this occurred during such a rough time and right before Thanksgiving,” Lisa Dench said.
Hinton told the newspaper that Wanda Dench was “very open and welcoming.”
“I’m thankful for all the nice people in the world,” he said. “I never met her ... and she welcomed me into her house, so that shows me how great of a person she is.”
They even took selfies together and posted them on social media.
