Loosing those 42 coins has been hard to swallow. At least knowing why will hopefully let me get some sleep for the first time in two days.
Ouch - a very hard way to learn - if you have any idea what your old password was then you might have some luck with a wallet recovery service.
In the meantime get some sleep and try your best to relax (it's much harder to be of much help to yourself when you are overly tired).