As a nurse who also suffers from a painful chronic illness, I appreciate you. We’re currently unionizing at my hospital because we’ve tried literally every single other thing we could think of - reporting detailed safety events, protesting assignments - and the hospital simply refuses to hire more staff. None of us want to strike, but the working conditions we’re currently experiencing make it impossible for us to do the right thing for our patients. None of us want to strike, but if we do so, it’s because we were left with no other option. Believe me, all we want is to be able to safely and successfully do our jobs.