Normie will be always be close in heart to you, as he is to you mewing down to you from Rainbow Bridge. I think it's nice you carry you part of Normie with you (in your purse) every where you go. I lost my beloved Spike (lab, almost 10) last October. His leash sat next to me on the couch (on a wooden tray) for several months; I would pick it up, hold and smell it, and put it back on the tray. It may sound crazy to some, but (like you with Normie's toy, it gave me great comfort). About a month back I put Spike's leash on his picture frame next to his urn (there since October). Every morning I say hi to my boy. I miss him terribly.
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