Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Strathaven mum says she is lucky to be alive after a terrifying encounter with Covid-19.Charity worker Nikki O’Hara spent 12 days in the Hairmyres hospital over Christmas and New Year where she fought the virus.In an emotional video shared by NHS Lanarkshire, the 53-year-old thanks the heroic efforts of the East Kilbride-based hospital staff who saved her life.However, she told the Advertiser how strained the health service was becoming after her first-hand experience.Nikki’s message – in a stark warning to locals currently under lockdown – is to heed the rules or people are going to die.“It just feels totally surreal”, Nikki said. “I’m quite a strong.