Michael Kelcourse, who is Patricia Altschul’s beloved butler, is recovering after suffering a stroke.
On Monday, the Southern Charm star took to Instagram to give fans an update on Kelcourse’s condition, revealing that her son, Whitney Sudler-Smith, had spent some time with the butler on Monday, according to PEOPLE.
The 80-year-old socialite posted a photo of Sudler-Smith posing with Kelcourse and wrote, “@wsudlersmith had a great visit with #michaelthebutler in Atlanta today.”
The photo was first posted by Sudler-Smith on his Instagram account, calling Kelcourse “a man of indomitable spirit.”
Altschul wrote of Kelcourse, “He’s got ‘an indomitable spirit’ and is working hard with his physical therapy.”
Altschul added that fans can send messages to Kelcourse through an organization called CaringBridge that connects patients with family and loved ones amid their health journey.
In February, Sudler-Smith revealed that Kelcourse had been hospitalized after suffering an acute spinal cord stroke.
At the time, he told Bravo’s The Daily Dish, “Although this tragedy has caused significant nerve damage and impairment, with the help of the outstanding physicians at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, we are hopeful Michael will soon recover.”
In April, Kelcourse was discharged from the hospital and moved to a transitional home.
Kelcourse has worked for Altschul for nearly 20 years and has appeared alongside the reality star on Southern Charm since season 1.
In her book, The Art of Southern Charm, Altschul explained that the butler began working for her after his previous employer died.
She wrote, “I met with Michael immediately and persuaded him to come work for me, even as he was finishing his responsibilities in the Bostwick household,” adding that hiring him was the “best thing I could have done.” The story was published on PEOPLE.
