▁day , ▁separated ▁about ▁ ▁apart . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁rules ▁became ▁more ▁relax ed ▁as ▁time ▁went ▁on . ▁ ▁Vis itors ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁come ▁for ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁per ▁month , ▁but ▁H ess ▁forb ade ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁visit ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁patient ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Military ▁Hospital ▁in ▁West ▁Berlin ▁for ▁a ▁per for ated ▁ul cer . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Wolf ▁R üd iger ▁H ess ▁was ▁ 3 2 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁Il se ▁ 6 9 ; ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁seen ▁H ess ▁since ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁After ▁this ▁ill ness , ▁he ▁allowed ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁visit ▁regularly . ▁His ▁daughter - in - law ▁Andrea , ▁who ▁often ▁brought ▁photos ▁and ▁films ▁of ▁his ▁grand children , ▁became ▁a ▁particularly ▁welcome ▁visitor . ▁H ess ' s ▁health ▁problems , ▁both ▁mental ▁and ▁physical , ▁were ▁on going ▁during ▁his ▁capt ivity . ▁He ▁cried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁night , ▁claim ing ▁he ▁had ▁st om ach ▁p ains . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁suspect ▁that ▁his ▁food ▁was ▁being ▁poison ed ▁and ▁compla ined ▁of ▁am nes ia . ▁A ▁psych iat rist ▁who ▁exam ined ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁de emed ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁ill ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁mental ▁hospital . ▁H ess ▁attempted ▁suic ide ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Other ▁than ▁his