Petal Palmer

About

YouTube star who became famous for her channel, Petal Palmer, sharing "stories of true medical cases, crimes and mysteries of history." Garnering over 220,000 subscribers and reaching more than 10 million views, her videos touch on everything from "the ethics of medical mysteries" to "true crime, malpractice, rare diagnoses" and more. As a TEDx speaker, she discussed her experience of being deserted by friends after her acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosis in August 2022 in her talk, "My Friends Cut Me Off Because I Have Cancer: Cancer Ghosting." 

Before Fame

She has been enrolled as a pre-med student pursuing a degree in exercise physiology at West Virginia University. She joined YouTube in July 2023 intending to "raise awareness for the various stories of patients and healthcare workers that have shaped today's world." 

Trivia

She is also a track athlete and represented Team Canada at the 2020 Pan Am XC championships. Her team won the U20 women's 6km race at the event. Her friends and track peers are featured on her Instagram account. She held an overall GPA of 4.0 in college. 

Family Life

She is from Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Associated With

She made a YouTube video about Donald Cline.