APW – Yay New York – by LeahAndMark (Part I)

Mark Tioxon

I was a wedding photographer for the last 10 years – until recently when I was diagnosed with the ridiculously rare autoimmune disease dermatomyositis (der mat Oh my Oh sy tis). It kind of really ravaged my body and I lost 85 lbs of muscle and tissue along with spreading to my lungs adding some interstitial lung disease action. SO now after photographing 30+ weddings a year for the last decade – no more of that. And more of everything else.