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| A paramedic diagnosed with a brain tumour weeks after finding out his wife was pregnant, has been treated to a 3D scan of his unborn baby by colleagues. | A paramedic diagnosed with a brain tumour weeks after finding out his wife was pregnant, has been treated to a 3D scan of his unborn baby by colleagues. |
| Nick Ronchetti and wife Lucy were able to see their baby daughter sucking her thumb in an emotional viewing of the special scan at a private clinic. | Nick Ronchetti and wife Lucy were able to see their baby daughter sucking her thumb in an emotional viewing of the special scan at a private clinic. |
| Cardiff ambulance staff paid for the scan for Mr Ronchetti's 40th birthday after finding out about the tumour. | Cardiff ambulance staff paid for the scan for Mr Ronchetti's 40th birthday after finding out about the tumour. |
| The couple are hoping he will be there when the baby, due in June, is born. | The couple are hoping he will be there when the baby, due in June, is born. |
| Mrs Ronchetti, 25, had known she was pregnant for three-and-a-half weeks when her husband's cancer was diagnosed last November. | Mrs Ronchetti, 25, had known she was pregnant for three-and-a-half weeks when her husband's cancer was diagnosed last November. |
| "The prognosis isn't good but we don't know exactly, because we haven't wanted to," she said. | "The prognosis isn't good but we don't know exactly, because we haven't wanted to," she said. |
| "We're just hoping the treatment will do as much as it can. The adrenaline's carrying me through everything at the moment. | "We're just hoping the treatment will do as much as it can. The adrenaline's carrying me through everything at the moment. |
| I really don't know where we would have been without this baby. I'm sure it's keeping Nick going Lucy Ronchetti | I really don't know where we would have been without this baby. I'm sure it's keeping Nick going Lucy Ronchetti |
| "The averages are very varied with this type of tumour - it could be a long time or it could be a short time - we just don't know." | "The averages are very varied with this type of tumour - it could be a long time or it could be a short time - we just don't know." |
| She said her husband was very unwell when she had her routine 20-week scan and it was then workers at Blackweir Ambulance Station in Cardiff came up with the idea of paying for the more sophisticated scan. | She said her husband was very unwell when she had her routine 20-week scan and it was then workers at Blackweir Ambulance Station in Cardiff came up with the idea of paying for the more sophisticated scan. |
| It was paid for by the Cardiff Ambulance Staff Association. | It was paid for by the Cardiff Ambulance Staff Association. |
| The couple, who live in Whitchurch, Cardiff, were given a DVD of the scanning session so Mr Ronchetti could watch it when he was feeling better. | The couple, who live in Whitchurch, Cardiff, were given a DVD of the scanning session so Mr Ronchetti could watch it when he was feeling better. |
| Fellow paramedic Chris Joyce said: "Nick's a good bloke and we're all quite close at the station. | Fellow paramedic Chris Joyce said: "Nick's a good bloke and we're all quite close at the station. |
| The special scan of the couple's unborn baby | |
| "The timing of the cancer and the fact that Lucy had just found out she was pregnant was heartbreaking. | "The timing of the cancer and the fact that Lucy had just found out she was pregnant was heartbreaking. |
| Mrs Ronchetti said they could also see the baby smiling and opening her eyes in the scan. | Mrs Ronchetti said they could also see the baby smiling and opening her eyes in the scan. |
| "It was then we found out the baby is a girl," she said. "It was obviously very emotional for both of us but it was afterwards that it really sank in. | "It was then we found out the baby is a girl," she said. "It was obviously very emotional for both of us but it was afterwards that it really sank in. |
| "It was so generous of Nick's colleagues. They have been brilliant, he's really realised how many friends he has in the ambulance service - they're a really good bunch." | "It was so generous of Nick's colleagues. They have been brilliant, he's really realised how many friends he has in the ambulance service - they're a really good bunch." |
| Now her husband's carer, Mrs Ronchetti said they are hoping he will be able to see his daughter born. | Now her husband's carer, Mrs Ronchetti said they are hoping he will be able to see his daughter born. |
| "I hope Nick will have enough energy but he's still got chemotherapy to go through. | "I hope Nick will have enough energy but he's still got chemotherapy to go through. |
| "He's very, very tired a lot of the time and now fairly disabled, his left hand side doesn't work very well at all," she said. | "He's very, very tired a lot of the time and now fairly disabled, his left hand side doesn't work very well at all," she said. |
| "But we are achieving small goals. He's walking without my help now. | "But we are achieving small goals. He's walking without my help now. |
| "But I really don't know where we would have been without this baby. It's been good to have this focus, I'm sure it's keeping Nick going." | "But I really don't know where we would have been without this baby. It's been good to have this focus, I'm sure it's keeping Nick going." |