One local mother is paying it forward in memory of her daughter’s passing

More than 100 little cards are making their way all over Wicomico County and they started in the hands of Natassia Feather. Her little girl's picture is on it with a clear message pay it forward.

"That's exactly what Nevaeh would have wanted she would have wanted everyone just laughing all the time and you know brighten everyone's spirits," says Natassia.

Natassia's goal is to start a movement of kindness. It's her way to remember and honor her daughter Nevaeh, who passed away five years ago today.

"On January 13th of 2012, when I went to get her ready for school I found her in bed and of course I didn't know what to think."

Nine and a half year-old Nevaeh Bishop had passed away suddenly in her sleep. The medical examiner determined that she died because of an unexplained and unexpected epileptic seizure, also known as SUDEP.

Natassia says it was a shock.

"We were never told that this was a possibility. We were actually told the opposite that she was going to be fine, not to worry about it."

At seven-years-old Nevaeh was diagnosed with benign rolandic epilepsy, something doctors told Natassia wasn't serious.

She tells us doctors said Nevaeh would grow out of it in the next couple years, once she hit puberty, and not to worry.

Instead of being angry that doctors didn't warn her about SUDEP, Natassia says she's turning her tragedy into a mission.

"I was questioning 'What would you do Nevaeh? What is my purpose in life number one because she was my purpose and number two what can I do?' I don't know what to do,"  she continues, "I felt like I had her telling me 'Mom you need to help other kids. That's what I would do' and so that's how the foundation began."

She started the Nevaeh Bishop Foundation in 2013 to raise awareness about SUDEP. The cards are part of this awareness campaign bearing the #VAESVOICE4SUDEP.

But the heart of it is keeping this little girl's memory alive.

"Instead of on the anniversary of her passing focusing on the negative and the fact that we all miss her so so much and looking at it from a negative stand point we try and focus on the good into someone else's life," says Natassia.

And people are already showing the love on Facebook with one woman surprised by having her groceries paid for and getting the act of kindness card with it.

Kindness paid forward with a receipt of consolation for a mom who misses her little girl everyday.

Natassia tells 47 ABC, "We need happiness, we need kindness."

The other part of Natassia's mission is focused on raising awareness about SUDEP.

According to the CDC, there are only about 1.16 cases of SUDEP for every 1,000 people with epilepsy.

But there is no known cause, although having any kind of epilepsy is a factor.

After months of research, trying to find a possible way that could prevent SUDEP, Natassia found EMFIT Monitors.

These monitors can track someone who suffers from epilepsy, something Natassia says could save a life.

 "If they are having a seizure at night, you won't know unless they are aware, usually with seizures they aren't aware that they are having one," Natassia continues, "[The] second part is so you can be with them in the middle of the night and that hopefully, you know, you can hopefully save their life if it comes to that."

Natassia hopes that she can bring these monitors to the homes of those who suffer from epilepsy in hopes of saving one family from having to go through the tragedy she endured.