An uncle had been arrested during the early years of the White Terror, was tortured, and died not long after his release. In the 1970s, another uncle was forced to flee to Hong Kong after being accused to the authorities of being a Communist.
戴立忍的大舅早年曾是白色恐怖受害者，被逮捕慘遭刑求，釋回後不久便過世；1970 年代，經營旅行社的小舅又被舉發是共產黨員，為了保命被迫逃到香港定居。