I went to donate blood today and when they went to do that pin prick test to my finger the lady asked me when my last period was and when I told her she looked doubtful that my iron count would be high enough to donate.

And in my mind I was like, My iron is always high enough! I had steak for breakfast! Stupid menstruation won’t stop me from giving blood!

And then she did the test and my iron count was too low. It’s never happened to me before. I felt like such a failure…