Dick Van Dyke is “praying” that he makes it to his next birthday. The 98-year-old actor was notably absent from the recent Emmy awards despite being lined up as a presenter and after recently pulling out of a fan convention as well, has admitted that he is just hoping that he gets to celebrate his 99th birthday this coming December. He told PageSix: “Just praying that I make it. I’m pretty old.” The ‘Mary Poppins’ star was due to make an appearance at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention on Saturday (21.09.24) but organisers informed fans via social media that he could not face travelling from Cali…