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A solid end to our second week No Images? Click here     Welcome to Atlanta!  We parked our Listen To America bus outside Ponce City Market this afternoon.  While there, Chloe Angyal talked to Deborah Williams, 46, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes a week before her 9th birthday. Williams said her insulin, which is covered under Obamacare, would cost $800 out of pocket. "I don't have $800 a month after my mortgage and car insurance and everything else," she said. "I don't know anyone who does." Once Donald Trump was elected president, Williams said, she decided to get as healthy as possible. "I need to get my butt in gear, because I don't know how healthy I'll be able to afford to be in the next three years," she explained. Losing her health insurance would mean selling her house and moving in with her parents. Williams had surgery last year for severe uterine fibroids, which was also covered by Obamacare. "If I could meet Obama, I'd thank him for making me healthy," she said. And if she could meet Trump? "I'd ask him for his definition of 'life-threatening.' Because either I don't understand it, or he doesn't."   ‘Ground zero’ of a hospital crisis The loss of a rural hospital goes beyond vital medical care. It represents a loss of identity, a loss of community. HuffPost partnered with Georgia Health News to investigate how hospital closures are affecting Georgia residents.   READ MORE     Horsing around and helping veterans   “People tell me, ‘Sam, you can’t save everybody.’ But I damn sure can keep trying. I’m not gonna give up,” Sam Rhodes told HuffPost. “It’s painful, but I just want to do it.” Rhodes is a retired Army command sergeant major who runs Warrior Outreach. The nonprofit in Fortson, Georgia, offers free programs that teach veterans and their loved ones the basics of horse riding and care, with the goal of helping vets who have post-traumatic stress disorder. HORSES & HEALING How these gay teachers are shaping the next generation Christopher Haffler (left) is a second-grade teacher in New Jersey. Jason Bailey teaches high school science in Arkansas. They talked to HuffPost about how they’ve wrestled with the challenges of pursuing teaching careers while identifying as gay in two very different states. THEIR STORIES ATL is A+ for Instagram joe daniel price via Getty Images From great street art to beautiful parks and an intimidating grilled cheese-hamburger combo, there’s a lot to love about Atlanta.   MORE PHOTOS Another day, another round of road trip jams We’ll be in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday! You can join us in the morning for a conversation about women’s health or find us hanging out at 12 Bones BBQ + Wedge Brewery later in the day. In the meantime, we'll be listening to this Asheville-themed Spotify playlist. LISTEN ALONG     Join us virtually on the bus! Ride along with our editor-in-chief, Lydia Polgreen, as she dispatches news from the road via Facebook Messenger. Learn more about what it really means to be an American by signing up for our morning news brief.  Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. For more politics news, check out our HuffPost Politics email. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe