CHUTING STAR ... But Linda's leap for hubby leaves her in agony.

Byline: NEIL ATKINSON

DEVOTED: Yvonne Wilson.

A WOMAN is suffering in silence - after trying to help her injured husband.

Yvonne Wilson did a 10,000-foot parachute jump to raise money for the charity that has helped her husband Stephen, victim of a vicious assault.

But the jump at Brigg in Lincolnshire left her with a perforated eardrum and the loss of hearing in her right ear!

But she did manage to raise more than pounds 500 for the charity Headway.

Mrs Wilson, 36, of Yew Green Avenue, Lockwood, cares for her husband who was forced to give up work after the attack.

Cabbie Mr Wilson, 54, was left with a serious brain injury after he was attacked by a woman reveller outside a Leeds nightclub 18 months ago.

He collapsed and hit his head outside the club, leaving him unable to speak, read or write. * DEVOTED: Yvonne Wilson. His injuries He had to give up his driver's licence because he could no longer control a car.

Mrs Wilson signed up for the fundraising skydive for the group that is helping him rebuild his life.

She said: "I did the tandem skydive at Brigg to help raise money for Headway, because they had done so much for me and for Stephen.

"The jump was great and I loved it all, and I landed in one piece or so I thought.

"I felt and heard a loud pop in my ear on the way down. I thought it was earwax or something silly like that but then found I could not hear in my right ear.

"It was very painful and I ended up going to the doctor and he told me I had perforated my right eardrum. Hopefully it will heal in about three months, but it means I cannot do another parachute jump.

"That's a great shame because I loved it.

"Stephen and I now make the perfect pair: he has sensitive hearing and I can hear nothing at all on one side.

Stephen and "I ' l l h av e t o f i n d something else to do to raise money for the charity, perhaps a ball or something." The woman who attacked MrWilson nearly 18 months Below: the attack ago has never been found.

He got involved in an argument with a customer outside the Halo nightclub in Leeds city centre after he went to return a mobile phone a woman had left in his car.

A friend of the woman slapped Mr Wilson in the face before taking off a shoe and smacking him in the head.

"It's like I have a permanent hangover now," he said. He is unable to write but has regained the power of speech and can read again. And he is slowly rebuilding his life with the help of Huddersfield brain injuries support group Headway.

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* DEVOTED: Stephen and Yvonne Wilson. Below: His injuries after the attack * LANDING: Yvonne Wilson completes her charity jump