Dept. of Neurosurgery's "List of Bests": Resources to Help You Cope

Many thanks to Duke Neurosurgery resident Theresa Williamson, MD, for compiling this list of local resources to help make life easier during the pandemic.

 

Groceries – Things to Order Local and Pick up

Elodie Farms

  • A favorite goat farm – they’re preparing bags of produce, fresh beef, eggs, cheese and crackers.  You can order and pick up in Durham on the weekends

Durham Farmer’s Market

  • Many Vendors are delivering or doing downtown Durham pick up

Guglhup

  • Milk, bread, pastries all can be ordered in advance and picked up (they have breakfast sandwiches too!)

Melina’s

  • Fresh pasta and premade meals available for pre order and pick up

Ice Cream

 

Take Out

This is a rolling list of places in Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh that are doing socially distant take out

Pizzeria Toro

Luna

Bar Virgile

  • They have curbside food and sangria!

 

Cooking

King Arthur Flour

  • Recipes to bake and online ingredient ordering

Doubletree Cookie Recipe

 

Mindfulness and Meditation

Videos from our very own Dr. Codd! (available through links in your email and in Wellspent!)

Calm App

Headspace

  • Free with your NPI number and has meditations as short as 1 min!

 

Workouts

Down dog yoga has free classes

Peloton app is free for 3 months

  • Favorite outdoor runs include 30 min 90s fun run, 45 min country run, 45 min broadway run
  • Also has yoga and strength classes that don’t require equipment

 

Books

Recently read in the department:

  • Educated

  • Man’s 4th Best Hospital

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

  • The Testaments – Margaret Atwood

 

Libby is an app that gives you access to kindle and audio books available free through the public library

 

Other Activities

  • Puzzles 

  • Dance parties – free online DJ (DJ Dnice #clubquarantine)

  • Netflix Party – you can watch Netflix and comment on shows with your friends

  • Jackbox games – online board games that can be played over zoom

  • Nasa.gov has STEM activities for kids

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