It takes time Sue and sometimes longer than we would want
I am a firm believer in keeping the signs around and also I keep everything that they had, its part of who they were and although I cant look at the collections I have for Kocka and Napoleon right now, it comforts me that I have them.
I wrote so much about both and have that too, it was my feelings at the time and for a time after and its my memories on paper, I never want to lose those memories the happy ones or the sad ones. In the end its the happy ones that will last the longest.
Every cat is unique and deserves our thoughts but as people we are also unique and we all do things differently.
I never met Mac but he is definately in my heart for ever