American Pickers: has been admitted to the hospital

Mike Wolfe, American Pickers host, revealed Thursday that Frank Fritz has been admitted to the hospital following

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a stroke. Wolfe, 58 shared a photo of Fritz smiling in an Instagram post. Many opinions have been expressed

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about Frank and mine friendship, but this is not the right time to clarify the facts. This is the right time to pray for

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Frank. Frank has had a stroke and is currently in hospital. He continued, "Please keep Frank in your thoughts and

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hearts." Wolfe ended his message with a touching message to Fritz: "Frank, I pray more than any other that you make

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this through this okay." I love you buddy. Fritz and Wolfe are open about their relationship and the ups and

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downs. The History Channel's reality show American Pickers featured the two of them previously. It premiered in 2010.

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According to History.com, the popular series followed Wolfe and Fritz as their journeys across the country.

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They "earn a livelihood by restoring forgotten treasures to their former glory and transforming one person’s trash into

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another’s treasure." Fritz informed The Sun last July that he had left the show and was not in touch with Wolfe. PEOPLE

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was informed by a rep from The History Channel that Fritz had left the show. Fritz said that he hasn't spoken

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to Mike in over two years. Fritz said that although he knew his back was broken, he didn’t call me to ask how I was doing.

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