He finally left Taiwan in 1947. When I went to Japan last January and paid my respects at his grave, I discovered that his gravestone was inscribed in Atayal. I used to cry every time I talked about this wonderful doctor, but I'm getting a little less emotional about it as time goes by. I have to hurry up and get the book written. "
去年一月我去日本他的墳前祭拜，發現他墓上的文字是泰雅語的拼音… …」鄧相揚說：「以前說起這個令我深深感動的醫生，會忍不住掉眼淚，現在感情似乎較漏失了，不趕緊寫不行了。」