Did you create your old account through SteemIt? Someone told me it could take up to a week for the recovery mail to arrive. I don’t know if this is true, though.
Maybe it will still arrive in a couple of days, and you could get your account back.
If not, I admire the way you refuse to get the hackers let you down. I just went over to your blog, and noticed that you were still fully motivated. Keep it up!