"John is a physician, and perhaps-(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind)- perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster"(Gilman, 1).

Throughout the story, it is John who controls the situation. It is he who recommends bed rest and inactivity. To write from this point of view you must keep in careful consideration his profession, his sex, and the description given of him in the short story.
If your group decides that this is the point of view they would like to write from, then go back to the process, if you would like to continue looking at options, here are the three you have left: