Opening up.

Bachelor Nation fans got to know and love Daisy Kent as she searched for love on Season 28 of “The Bachelor.”

After her time on the show, Daisy rekindled her romance with her college sweetheart, Thor Herbst, and the two moved into a brand-new home they built together in Las Vegas. 

Last year, Daisy shared the exciting news that she and Thor are officially engaged and they’ve been keeping followers updated as they prepare to tie the knot.

If you’ve been keeping up with Daisy, you know that while on the show, she opened up about her difficult medical history and shared with Joey that she became extremely ill from Lyme disease, which led her to eventually losing her hearing.

She was able to receive a special treatment in Germany that got her feeling better and got a cochlear implant for her hearing loss.

Since then, Daisy continues to share about her hearing loss journey to spread more awareness and this week opened up about misconceptions of being deaf for National Deaf Awareness Month. 

In a new video online, she said, “Three things that I wish more people knew about being deaf or hard of hearing.”

Daisy went on and discussed one misconception, which is, “Just because I hear you, doesn’t mean I understand you. Hearing and understanding, comprehending that, are two different things. If we’re having a conversation and I’m not looking at you and you’re not looking at me, I will hear you but I probably won’t understand what you’re saying.”

The Bachelor Nation star then stated that “sometimes listening can be exhausting.” She said, “Sometimes my brain is working overtime just to comprehend what people are saying.” Daisy also added, “If you don’t know exactly what to do, just ask the person instead of assuming.”

Daisy shared that “a little awareness can definitely make a huge difference” and went on to open up about her experience for National Deaf Awareness Month in her caption. 

She wrote, “Deaf Awareness Month 🤍Hearing loss has shaped so much of who I am, but there are still so many parts of it that people don’t see. The listening fatigue. Smiling and nodding when you didn’t catch what someone said. The difference between hearing someone and actually understanding them. Learning how to advocate for what you need without feeling like you’re asking for too much is something I’ve often struggled with.”