You have written so well my friend on the topic under consideration. Your worst moment was when your steem account was hacked and your funds stolen. I'm happy not much was stolen from you and that is the reason why we are always advised to power up our steem. A steem that is powered up can not be easily transferred hence it takes weeks for the powerdown to start dropping. Please always try dto power up to avoid such ugly incidents in the future. I wish you success my friend.