For a time in the hospital, Yeh showed little fight or will to live. But after old writer friends reminded him "your mission is not yet accomplished," within a week he was back on his feet and returning home to recuperate. By early autumn he was as active as ever in his various circles.
葉石濤住院期間曾求生意念闌珊，但經文壇老友提醒「使命未了」，一個星期馬上就痊癒回家療養，初秋又生龍活虎活躍於各界活動。