Yes, she did say that ("You know, all of us will probably die with something, sooner or later"), and a lot of other things (Joycelyn Elders). Not too long ago I saw her on C-SPAN at some sort of conference. She said "You cannot have a healthy community if everyone in it is sick."
Thanks I couldn't remember her name. Was she not the most stupid person, male or female, to grace God's green earth?