McMillan has devoted half her life to the children of Taiwan, but she is now aged 89, and her memory is not what it used to be. Last year she forgot to renew her alien resident certificate on time, and as a result she was fined NT $ 10,000 and was ordered to leave Taiwan and return to America to renew her visa.
為台灣兒童奉獻青春歲月的瑪喜樂，由於年事已高（八十九歲）、並罹患輕微失憶症，去年就因忘了居留證過期，被罰款一萬元，還遭限期出境返回美國辦理簽證。