In 1928, when Chou was 13 years old, he stumbled on a rock and grazed his right knee. When the wound became badly infected, Chou's father dressed it with a concoction of hair oil and herbs. But this only aggravated the problem. Finally they were persuaded to try Changhua Christian Hospital and seek treatment from Dr. Landsborough.
一九二八年，周金耀十三歲那年，不慎被石頭絆倒，跌傷右膝蓋，原本僅是擦傷，但傷口不幸遭到感染化膿浮腫，周金耀之父遵從秘方，用髮油和草藥幫他敷傷口，不料卻變本加厲，最後經人勸告來到彰基找蘭醫生。