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Adult coloring can calm minds

Juanita Hester flips through her adult coloring books in Gainesville on Dec. 1, 2017. Hester said coloring helps calm her while she is battling cancer. - photo by David Barnes

12052017 COLORING 0003.jpg — Juanita Hester flips through her adult coloring books in Gainesville on Dec. 1, 2017. Hester said coloring helps calm her while she is battling cancer. - photo by David Barnes

During a challenging time in her life dealing with cervical cancer, 66-year-old Juanita Hester said she found just the right activity to take her mind off her problems — coloring books.