Buffalo Plaid

Doug sat alone in his Hospice room, seated in a beige recliner, staring out the window at the snowy woods. His door was wide open. The television was off, no radio played. He was not reading or working a puzzle or talking on the phone. When I knocked lightly on his door he looked up with a response that surprised me.

What does the setting in Doug's room suggest to you about this man? What response do you think he surprises me with?

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