My friend, Dagger

Dagger needs a miracle

This story is about my friend Dagger. Dagger is the owner of a one-of-a-kind, landmark, beloved “mom and pop” health store in New York that has been in business for the past 30 years—and is set to close this week if a miracle doesn’t come.

Dagger has stayed strong all throughout “COVID,” never discriminated against his customers based on their health choices, and remained a beautiful soul in every way. In fact, Dagger was the first person outside my everyday circles whom I hugged in spring 2020, after “COVID.” It was an entire event, a conscious decision to defy fear. I will never forget.

This week, my friend Dagger will have to close his landmark health store if a miracle doesn’t happen. To the best of my knowledge, it has to do with being priced out and his municipal landlord’s desire of “COVID” backpay.

Dagger is a fighter. His store is his entire life. It so happened that in the past few months, he had to be with his mom, who passed away a few weeks ago. As much pressure he was un…