Hair to the Queen!
In the press
Tamara B. Rodriguez visits NBC 6 Miami to talk about her newest book Teo the Great: A Child's Approach to Cancer and about how families can understand and cope with cancer together.
Tamara B. Rodriguez speaks with Baptist Health South Florida about her experience as a young breast cancer survivor—how it changed her life and inspired her to help other families affected by cancer through her advocacy and her books.
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"Life's Victories" Profile of Tamara Béliard-Rodriguez
Tamara Beliard-Rodriguez featured in the Sun Sentinel's "Life's Victories" series celebrating eleven years of breast cancer survivorship, in collaboration with the Miami Cancer Institute.
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They were thought to be 'too young' for breast cancer. They were wrong.
"Tamara Rodriguez, CFO of Fatima Group, a conglomerate that focuses on rebuilding Haiti, was diagnosed at 35. ... Rodriguez was told that she was too young to have breast cancer."
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They were thought to be 'too young' for breast cancer. They were wrong.
Breast cancer in younger women is often misdiagnosed—though it is more aggressive—because of misperceptions that younger women can't contract it. Tamara Beliard-Rodriguez is one of the exceptions to this dangerous rule.
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Compassion Through Catastrophe
"It's the type of news no one is truly prepared for. To all outside observers, Tamara Rodriguez’s life was almost preternaturally on track. A Haitian emigre who successfully pursued higher education at the University of Miami, Rodriguez had a number of blessings to celebrate in her rich and varied life..."
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Crown of Beauty
"In most cases, the "C" word universally evokes fear. Cancer can mean so many different realities for one who is diagnosed and their family. As gut-wrenching as it is, adults can come to understand this. Explaining it to a child is another story..."
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Montreal Launch of Hair to the Queen
"Béliard-Rodriguez is the author of Hair To The Queen, a children's book created expressly to help and empower parents talk to their kids about cancer. And yes, the queen, in this instance, is Béliard-Rodriguez..."
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NBC 6's The Fight Under 40: An open conversation about breast cancer in young women. Tamara Rodriguez is one of four women to share her story with NBC 6 Miami.
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Tamara B. Rodriguez signe son livre « Hair to the queen »
"Dans la matinée du vendredi 21 avril 2017 s'est tenue dans la salle audiovisuelle du musée du Panthéon national (Mupanah) la présentation du livre jeunesse : “Hair to the queen” (NDLR : la reine sans cheveux) de Tamara Béliard Rodriguez."
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The Harrowing Journey That Led Debut Author Tamara B. Rodriguez to Write Hair to the Queen!
"As nearly everyone knows, October is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So why is a first-time author and career-long accountant like me debuting a children's book about cancer in November? It's a long story..."
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Miami : Tamara B. Rodriguez
"Née au Cap-Haitien en Haïti, Tamara B. Rodriguez a récemment fait son entrée dans le monde littéraire, avec un ouvrage sur le cancer intitulé "Hair to the Queen!," qui a déjà été de nombreuses fois salué par la communauté médicale..."
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Hair to the Queen! is the Uplifting Journey Of A Cancer Survivor And Her Daughter
"When it comes to cancer awareness, mother and cancer survivor Tamara B. Rodriguez believes it's important to include children in the conversation..."
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Interview: Breast Cancer Activist and Author Tamara B. Rodriguez
"Part Two of my interview with Tamara B. Rodriguez, where we discuss her home country of Haiti and what's next for her as a breast cancer activist, author and community leader..."
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She Didn't Have the Words to Explain Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis to Her Kids. So She Wrote a Book.
"Tamara B. Rodriguez was horrified when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Among the questions that swirled in her mind were: What was life going to be like for her in the next three months? Then the ultimate mother's dilemma lay before her..."
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