Never give up if you have lost money on Cryptos and if you did what I did keep, looking for that lost hardrive it will turn up eventully. In 2019 it is so easy to buy and sell Bitcoions too and it was instant money from selling to transfering the moeny into paypal then into my bank account. How things have changed for the better for cryotocoins 
This is really a success story, I like this part where you choose to encourage people. Some people might not be going through exactly what you went through as losing your coins and finding it back but they could be facing another firm of challenge. I also say, we should not give up.
For you, your saw all your lost sheep at a time where it is now easy to dispense them into your local currency down to your bank account. Congrats dear, I'm happy for you.