-16 A door assistant; said door assistant comprising a generally wedge-shaped portion and a handle; said wedge shaped portion including a surface defined between a 5 first distal lower end and a second proximate higher end; said handle including a generally vertically extending portion and a grasping portion; said grasping portion operable between a first orientation wherein said grasping portion is aligned with said wedge shaped 10 portion and a second orientation wherein said grasping portion is aligned with a surface of a door when said door assistant is in use; said handle adapted for placement of said wedge-shaped portion in a desired position relative a lower edge of an open door by a user; 15 said door assistant further including a foot pad extending rearwardly from said wedge-shaped portion; a surface of said foot pad having a downward sloping surface from said second proximate higher end.