He ended up living a precarious existence in Taiwan, in a state of constant anxiety, and was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The tumor was removed by surgery, but doctors were ready to give up on him when he failed to regain consciousness after the operation. Miraculously, however, Hsiung recovered the next day.
輾轉來台之初，生活未能安定，加上日夜憂思，又罹患甲狀腺腫瘤，住院開刀昏迷不醒，醫生們都放棄了希望，孰料第二天又奇蹟似地醒來。