TV PICKERS FRANK & MIKE MENDING THEIR NASTY FEUD

THE frosty relationship between feuding American Pickers stars Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz is warming up as ailing Frank struggles to recover from a debilitating stroke as well as other problems from his train wreck of a life, say sources.

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"Mike is sorry for the way he treated Frank," spills an insider. "He didn't deserve getting the cold shoulder from Mike, who's now trying to be a better friend.

"They've had a few teary conversations, and Mike's trying harder to be there for Frank." As GLOBE readers know, the friendship became frayed when Frank took a break from the antique-scavenging show to recover from back surgery while also battling the serious digestive disorder Crohn's disease and deal with personal problems.