| A day before the procedure, Melissa calls the patients to ensure they are ready-but often, to also lend an ear. |
| They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us. |
| She would cheerfully lend an ear to her many friends, and always offered thoughtful and generous words of encouragement or advice, if asked. |
| If you need any help getting started, I would be happy to lend an ear or a hand. |
| And don't be afraid to lend an ear to voices that seem monomaniacal or self-marginalizing, offensive or extreme. |
| Let us lend an ear to the icy tale of the North wind about the mysteries of winter and its magical holidays! |
