What if I broke the clip on the sister ribbon connector

as I was replacing the battery I accidentally pulled the sister ribbon off on both ends. As I was trying to reconnect it I think I broke the cable latch on the big side. It isn't detecting the battery, it will not hold a charge and will not work if unplugged from the wall and the fan stay on the whole time also the key board isn't working . I took it to a repair shop and they said they reconnected it with the old ribbon and told me that the new ribbon that I purchased from Ifixit wasn't the correct ribbon. She told me that I would have to keep it plugged if I want to use it and that I would need to use an external key board!! Well this is the reason I replaced the battery as it wasn't holding a charge unless being plugged in. Maybe I messed it up - wondering if I just need to ditch the project and buy a new one...not really in my budget but I need a working lap top