and he said , 'it does n't work that way , ' and i was , like , 'yeah , i realize it does n't work that way ; i 'm just saying i 'd rather be deaf than blind if i had the choice , which i realize i do n't have , ' and he said , 'well , the good news is that you wo n't be deaf , ' and i was like , 'thank you for explaining that my eye cancer is n't going to make me deaf .