"Temple of Hope" is a true testament to the idea of Mans Best Friend. For Tess, her service animal Temple is one of a kind and the best of the best. As a veterinarian, she has trained Temple to be a support dog of the highest level. Temple is able to warn her owners of medical emergencies like low or high blood sugar for someone with diabetes, an incoming seizure, anxiety attack, or even assist someone with a difficult medical diagnosis. When Tess believes that Temple is mistakenly giving her the sign that she detects Cancer she avoids, dismisses and waits. Eventually, she knows that if Temple is giving her the sign there must be something there. After accepting her diagnoses she must figure out how to live her life in a way she never thought would be hers. In the midst of working to save others' lives the doctor becomes the patient.

But it is with the help of Temple that she is able to work to save her own life. However, like all of life's obstacles the ones we need the most sometimes end up being the ones we must watch slip away. Not just a story about a dog, but a story about an extraordinary trainer and the forever love she has for the dog that saved and changed her life.