KOCHI, FEBRUARY 26 Two months ago, the killer wave had washed away everything they had, including their children. Now, eight women from the ravaged shores of Alappad in Kollam are waiting for a medical miracle to become mothers again.

All of them — Lini, Adarsha, Luna, Liji, Priya, Sajitha, Shani and Ambili —had undergone tubectomy after their second child. Now they have approached the doctors of the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) to reverse the sterilisation process.

Tears well up in their eyes as they recall the night of December 25. Five of them lost both children to the waves, while three were fortunate to have one of their kids safe. They are now staying at various camps in Oachira and tents put up in Srayikkad.

‘‘It was Mata Amritanandamayi who suggested the idea of the reverse operation as we were shattered by the tragedy. Our husbands and families agreed,’’ says Lini who lost two-and-a-half-year-old Prince and 10-month-old Nikhil.

Lini and five others came to the AIMS last month for medical tests, while Shani and Sajitha joined the group on Friday.

Sarala Sreedhar, a gynecologist with the hospital, has been counselling the women. ‘‘Only very few people opt for this surgery as it is very rare to lose both children in a tragedy. The success rate is between 20-30 per cent. There are chances for complications also,’’ says Sreedhar.

She adds that the women, all in the age group of 22 to 30, are physically fit, but they need a more relaxed environment for post-operative care, pregnancy and delivery. But these women say they can’t wait till the government fulfills its promise of providing houses to the victims.

‘‘We have trust in Amma and the doctors, everything will be all right,’’ says Adarsha, who is yet to come to terms with the deaths of her daughters Sreelakshmi and Sreekkutty.