UK Charity Wipes Away Ill Children's Tears

Wipe Your Tears is a UK-based children's charity that was founded by Damian McCoy in 2003. In the autumn of that year, McCoy saw a television program about the plight of sick children in the UK and how serious illness affected their loved ones. That show resulted in several conversations and ideas on how to help these children, and Wipe Your Tears was born.

The charity's mission statement and message to children is, “If you wipe your tears, we will help you smile.” Wipe Your Tears is committed to making the lives of children who suffer from serious or terminal illness and their families a little better by granting their wishes. Wipe Your Tears provides end-of-life wishes such as helping children meet one of their heroes or going somewhere they've always dreamed of, funds vital pieces of equipment like a wheelchair or specialist bed, offers financial support to families in need, gives Christmas presents to kids in wards, and more.