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Juliana Drawert still sleeps with the teddy bear her late uncle Jerry gave her the day she was born

Jerry, who was partially paralyzed throughout his life, went on to run one of Texarkana’s most successful flower shops

Drawert’s viral TikTok about the bear sparked an outpouring of stories from people who also treasure childhood keepsakes

When Juliana Drawert opened TikTok one evening, she never expected a quiet thought in bed to blossom into a viral story shared by millions.

“It was actually very spontaneous,” Drawert tells PEOPLE. “I had never really sat down and thought about the origin of my bear until one day I was laying in bed with him in my lap and realized my uncle gave this to me the day I was born, and he has no idea that I still sleep with it every single night

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