On Christmas Eve in 1993 Hsiao was rushed to the hospital with a ruptured aneurysm. His condition was grave, and to make matters worse, without any medical coverage he was forced to pay a deposit fee of US $ 50,000. Hardly any hospital was willing to treat him.
一九九三年聖誕節前夕，蕭泰然因大動脈血管瘤破裂緊急送醫，但一來病情嚴重，二來沒有醫療保險，必須先繳付五萬美元的入院保證金，幾乎沒有醫院肯「收容」他。