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Fasten it at the front and scoopy it round to the back.
Adjust her decolletage (almost called it decopage). Then.
She could fling the strap round her neck and just fasten it at the front?
I am sure Amazon will have some - I will check
Good luck
https://www.herroom.com/front-close,full-figure-(dd-),bras,38,66,001,25.html
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They are awesome. BareNecesseties.com carries them. But if you have a better specialty store nearby - like one that carries Le Mystere level - they usually carry ENELL.
I have some arthritis in my hands and hooking in the back on some days is not an easy task. I am finding it more and more difficult to find bras that hook in the front that have wider straps, underwire and will support me that way I want to be supported. I had a few from Lane Bryant that I loved but they discontinued them (story of my life when I find something I like)
SueR49 if you can not find what you need from all the excellent suggestions here you might want to try these....
Find a seamstress in your area and she may be able to alter a few of your current bras and make them front closure. You could also ask in a fabric store if there are any customers that they know of that make bras, bathing suits or other foundation garments. They might put you in touch with a customer that might help you out.
Look for stores that have trained personnel that fit women after mastectomies.
I did a quick look and Hanes, Just My Size, Walmart and Amazon (like what don't they have!) all have front closure bras in larger sizes. My first choice would be to try the ones you can get at your local "brick and mortar" store so you can actually try it on and see if it is easy to get on, get off and the support it provides.
Flip the bra upside down (straps pointing to your waist). Making sure all the bra's inner material is facing AWAY from your skin, wrap it around your torso so that the cups are behind your back and the hooks are in front of you. All of the inside material should be facing out - including the closures. Hook these closed as they are, in front of your body and below your breasts. Twist the closed bra around your torso until the hooks are at the back. Flip the bra back up so the insides of the cups are against your breasts and all the inner material is now against your skin. Slide the straps UP your arms. Adjust breast tissue as needed.
I showed this to lots of women who couldn't close a bra in the back, when I went worked in a women's clothing store (I was a bra fitter). (Front closing bras are uber tough to find in odd and plus sizes, by the way.)
Edit: sorry, I didn't see this had already been mentioned. I've never found it hard to do, and I'm a double D. It's always worth a try. I still put my bras on this way, to be honest! It stretches them out a little faster, but it's so much easier for me. Some bras are made of stiffer stuff than others, though! That can make it harder. Cross your Heart still makes great bras with wire-free lift and support - they have all kinds of odd sizes and the bras are not too stiff, and even the odd sizes can be purchased on Amazon. Penningtons and Addition-Elle, both in Canada, also sell pretty good wirefree bras (not as good as CYH though), and you can order them over the border.
That said, is your patient comfortable without the bra? I have seen (in medical clinics) many hefty women who just bypass the bras altogether. No, it's not a pretty picture, but to each her own.
It is clear what works for some isn't the answer for others, some answers are going to depend on how big your hips and waist are too!
BTW, my mom used to be full figured too but we gave up bras for undershirts when I began to dress her, I think she was relieved to get free of the danged things!
My Mom liked the "front loaders" but the CNAs didn't. Either did I. Your trying to hold the boobs in while your hooking all those hooks. What I did with Mom was put the bra on first getting up under the boobs then hooked them at the back. I then took her arm and slipped it thru the strap elbow first. By doing this, the boob fell right into the cup. Then off to the other side. All in a sitting position. The straps had some elastic which helped. I later found out that the CNAs did it this way.
The Buck and Buck website has adaptive clothing for seniors at reasonable prices (I order pants and shirts with Velcro fasteners from them for my Dad who has neurological problems in his hands from a disease similar to ALS). They have an "arthritis bra" for $18 that might work for her? They also have other undies and things. buckandbuck dot com.
Hope you find something that works! Lots of great advice here!
Are you still here Sue?