American Pickers' Frank Fritz Needs 'Time to Heal' Following Stroke, Says Rep for Mike Wolfe

American Pickers' Frank Fritz Needs 'Time to Heal' Following Stroke, Says Rep for Mike Wolfe

Frank Fritz's American Pickers costar Mike Wolfe hopes lovers will appreciate the privacy of his former co-host whilst Fritz recovers from a recent stroke.

"We requested that everybody keeps Frank and their thoughts and prayers," a rep for Wolfe, 58, told PEOPLE. "The maximum crucial thing is that we permit him time to heal and giving [sic] him the space to do so." 

Wolfe introduced on Instagram final week that Fritz, fifty six, were hospitalized after struggling a stroke. 

"I have been very private in the beyond yr in regards to Franks [sic] life and the adventure he's been on," Wolfe wrote on Thursday along a photograph of Fritz. "There has been plenty of reviews with regard to mine and Frank's friendship and the show however now is not the time to set the file instantly. Now is the time to pray for my buddy."

He introduced, "Frank has suffered a stroke and is within the health center. Please preserve him to your hearts and mind. Frank I pray extra than anything which you make it via this ok. I love you buddy."

"American Pickers" Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe

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For now, Wolfe stays the only American Pickers forged member who has shared any updates on Fritz's fitness — Fritz and his group have now not but introduced Fritz's hospitalization, and that they have no longer spoke back to PEOPLE's request for remark. 

Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz on American Pickers

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Fritz and Wolfe formerly starred on the vintage recovery series, which debuted on the History Channel in 2010. However, a rift of their friendship — in addition to the pandemic's timing — caused Fritz's departure as co-host of the show. A rep for The History Channel confirmed Fritz's go out to PEOPLE at the time.

RELATED: American Pickers' Frank Fritz Says He Hasn't Spoken to Longtime Co-Host Mike Wolfe in 2 Years

In July 2021, Fritz discovered, "I haven't talked to Mike in two years. He knew my returned changed into tousled, but he didn't name me up and ask how I changed into doing. That's just how it's far."

Later in July, he updated The Sun with news that he'd be checking into a rehabilitation middle for alcohol abuse after being fired from American Pickers. He additionally discovered his wish to return to the series, however said the History Channel hadn't given him a precise answer.