Disaster strikes: Just as he was about to settle down to a quiet life with his family on his retirement from the army, Chang suffered a stroke.
民國六十二年，張拓蕪由軍中退下來，這時他已身為人夫、人父。飄泊半生，原以為從此便可安定過日子，卻想不到六十四年一場中風，害得他左半身不遂。當他拄著柺杖再站起來，所有的積蓄耗費一空，時有斷炊之苦；再加上妻啼子哭，他變得非常暴燥。