Spread for Seattle Magazine
Hi folks – It’s been a long time since I have written – much to say but more on that later – but I wanted to just share a few things about my experience that are floating about the Web/print right now that you might find interesting. Thanks again everyone for all your support and love!
Seattle Magazine – July 2010 – “Head First: Tales from the O.R.”
First-person essay I wrote on my experience!
Diagnosed with a benign—but possibly recurring—brain tumor, local journalist Naomi Ishisaka did what she’s always done: She plunged into researching her condition and then inspired people with her ability to tell a story READ MORE
UW Medicine – Harborview Annual Report – Patient Profile
Naomi Ishisaka knows that getting to the heart of a story takes time and research. The 35-year-old journalist has worked for papers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Background information is a critical step toward developing a balanced and well-rounded piece.
Ishisaka’s talent for getting to the real story served her well in September 2009, when she found herself writing the first installments of Naomi’s Noggin: My Meningioma and its Demise, a blog she created after being diagnosed
with a brain tumor. READ MORE
