Waukesha Woman and Her Brother Combat Disabilities
Waukesha's Chelsea Budde is raising two children on the autism spectrum. Wauwatosa's Damian Buchman survived cancer — twice. And now they're working toward stepping up the standards for people with disabilities.
They come from an everyday Brookfield home, not from a rich or philanthropic background. But siblings Damian Buchman of Wauwatosa and sister Chelsea Budde of Waukesha are working to make the world a better place after hurdles in their own lives sparked a drastic and immediate need for change. This duo has both faced major adversity in their lives, with Budde raising two children on the autism spectrum and Buchman surviving a two-time, one-in-one-billion cancer diagnosis. But those hurdles have driven the creation of Good Friend, Inc., a program that teaches awareness, empathy and acceptance, and a mission to build The Ability Center, a facility specifically designed for individuals with physical and mental disabilities. "There is zero …
