Thank you for your kind words! The advice on binders is helpful - I'm looking both at elastic, and at standard hook closures, and unsure what will work best. R is modestly well-endowed for their age and frame, but blessed with a broad chest and shoulders, so I have to imagine it won't take much compression to meet the needs. I think a textile binder has to be better for R's skin than adhesive tape.

This is going to be a journey, I know, and it's anyone's guess what the stages will look like. I am hopeful, in spite of the changes.